Untitled (View of Parc Monceau, Paris)
Artist
Susan Watkins
(American, 1875 - 1913)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1908
MediumOil on boardf
Dimensions7 1/2 × 10 5/8 × 1/8 in. (19.1 × 27 × 0.3 cm)
Overall, Frame: 9 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (23.5 × 31.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 9 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (23.5 × 31.1 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated "1908" lower right corner.
Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell
Object number46.76.169
Not on view
DescriptionScene in park (Versaille) with little girl. The girl, on the left wearing a hat and facing away from the viewer, is walking into the garden. On the right is a row of potted trees. The garden is surrounded by a wall of tall shaped shrubs. A large building is in the background.Label TextSusan Watkins American (1875-1913) Untitled (View of Parc Monceau, Paris), ca. 1908 Oil on board Goldsborough Serpell Bequest 46.76.169 ProvenanceThe artist, Susan Watkins Serpell, bequeathed to her husband, Goldsborough Serpell, 1913; Bequest of Goldsborough Serpell to the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1946; Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences transferred to the Chrysler Museum, 1971. Exhibition History"The Gentle Modernist: The Art of Susan Watkins," Waitzer Community Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., May 15, 2002 - March 2003. "Women of the Chrysler: a 400-Year Celebration of the Arts," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., March 24 - July 18, 2010.Published ReferencesJeff Harrison, "The Art of Susan Watkins, 1875-1913," _American Art Review_ XV, No. 1(February 2003): 142-149, illustrated p. 143.
