Peonies in a Vase
c. 1885
Painter, American, 1847 - 1923

Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 45.72 × 40.64 cm (18 × 16 in.)
framed: 61.6 × 56.52 × 4.45 cm (24 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.) -
Accession
2018.44.124
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut); purchased 2004 by William H. [1929-2020] and Abigail Booth Gerdts, New York;[1] gift 2018 to NGA.
[1] Per documention from Abigail Booth Gerdts provided with the gift, in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower right: C.E. Porter
Wikidata ID
Q58696711