Seated Woman in a Landscape
Artist
Daniel Ridgway Knight
(American, 1839 - 1924)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1875
MediumWatercolor and graphite drawing on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
InscribedSigned lower right: "Ridgeway Knight"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2116
Not on view
DescriptionA woman wearing a brown skirt and white shirt, seated outdoors. Label TextDaniel Ridgway Knight American, 1839-1924 Seated Woman in a Landscape, ca. 1875 Watercolor and graphite on paper The luminous color and soft tones of this watercolor are ideally suited to its depiction of a simple moment of quiet contemplation. Daniel Ridgway Knight often took as his subjects the rural working classes of Europe, as seen in the Chrysler’s Harvest Scene, a painting on view in the European galleries. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2116 Exhibition HistoryShown at Virginia Beach Arts Center, May-June 1978. "Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014. "Watercolor: An American Medium," Photography Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, February 21 - June 23, 2019.
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