Queens of the Garden

1884

Claude Raguet Hirst

Associated Names
Claude Raguet Hirst

Artist, American, 1855 - 1942

The image shows a glass bowl with a rose in full bloom and two rosebuds. The drawing is done in black and white, focusing on shading and texture. The main rose is tilted slightly to the right, with the rosebuds placed to the left and resting on the rim of the bowl. The signature "Claude R. Hirst" is located in the lower right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.54 × 34.93 cm (8 7/8 × 13 3/4 in.)
    image: 19.69 × 29.53 cm (7 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.44.52

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles M. Kurtz [1884-1990], New York; William and Abigail Gerdts, New York; gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Danly, Susan and Bruce Weber. For Beauty and for Truth: The William and Abigail Gerdts Collection of American Still Life. Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.; Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, c.1998: 69.

Inscriptions

lower right in black crayon: Claude R. Hirst-; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 1884; upper right edge of verso in blue ballpoint pen by unknown hand: 1884 Roses - (not illus) / (Queens of the Garden)

Markings

verso, collector's stamp in black ink: Claude Kurtz Collection

Wikidata ID

Q64540145

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