Photographed by Scott Wolff. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Study for Boys Picking Grapes at Capri

Artist Susan Watkins (American, 1875 - 1913)

Dateca. 1906

MediumOil on board

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (23.5 x 32.4 cm)

ClassificationsAmerican art

Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell

Object number46.76.167

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DescriptionTwo-sided sketch-study on board. One side depicts a study of a nude boy for "Grapepickers." The other side depicts a park scene with a pool. The park is the Garden of Luxembourg with cove Senate, looking toward St. Sulpice.

Label TextStudies for Boys Picking Grapes at Capri, ca. 1906 Oil on board Chrysler Museum of Art, Bequest of Goldsborough Serpell 46.76.167 and .148 CENTER Susan Watkins American, 1875–1913 Boys Picking Grapes at Capri, 1906 Oil on canvas Although art students flocked to France in the 1880s, many still considered study in Italy—with its warmth, romance, and classical heritage—an indispensable part of their artistic education. The idyllic setting of the island of Capri especially captivated Susan Watkins during her 1906 visit. Using the bright, sun-soaked palette and improvisational brushwork of the Impressionists, she depicted these cherubic little boys enjoying the bounty of a classical grape arbor, perhaps in cultivation since ancient Roman times. Chrysler Museum of Art, Bequest of Goldsborough Serpell 46.76.139