View of the Fontaine de l'Observatoire, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris
Artist
Susan Watkins
(American, 1875 - 1913)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1908
MediumOil on board
Dimensions18 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (47 × 34.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 22 3/4 × 18 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (57.8 × 46.7 × 3.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 22 3/4 × 18 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (57.8 × 46.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell
Object number46.76.142
Not on view
DescriptionSketch of the Observatoire fountain in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, France. It depicts Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's 1872 bronze centerpiece fountain: horses rearing surround the focus of men holding a representation of the globe. Buildings and trees are visible in the background.Label TextSusan Watkins American (1875-1913) Untitled (View of the Fontaine de l'Observatoire, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris), ca. 1908 Oil on board Goldsborough Serpell Bequest 46.76.142 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"Impressions: Americans in France, 1860 - 1930," Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida, January 18 - May 13, 2007 "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 ReferencesMartha N. Hagood and Jefferson C. Harrison, _American Art at the Chrysler Museum: Selected Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings_ (Norfolk, Va.: Chrysler Museum of Art, 2005), 131-133, no. 83. ISBN: 0-940744-71-6 William H. Gerdts and Daved F. Setford, _Impressions: Americans in France, 1860-1930 and Claude Monet: Giverny and the North of France_, exh. cat., Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL., 2007, 19-20, 67 & 69. ISBN: 0-9773018-5-0
