Untitled (View of the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris)
Artist
Susan Watkins
(American, 1875 - 1913)
CultureAmerican
Date1908
MediumOil on board
Dimensions10 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 1/8 in. (27 × 18.7 × 0.3 cm)
Overall, Frame: 12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (32.4 × 24.8 cm)
Overall, Frame: 12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (32.4 × 24.8 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated "1908" lower right corner.
Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell
Object number46.76.170
Not on view
DescriptionSketch of a woman on a bench with sculpture in a park (Tuilleries). The bench is located along the edge of an open court surrounded by tall statuary. Behind is a stand of trees.Label TextSusan Watkins American (1875-1913) Untitled (View of the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris), ca. 1908 Oil on board Goldsborough Serpell Bequest 46.76.170 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.
