The Wedding Night
Artist
Benjamin C. Gladding
(American, 1825-1914)
CultureAmerican
Date1869
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 29 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (75.6 x 64.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 33 x 28 1/4 in. (83.8 x 71.8 cm)
Overall, Frame: 33 x 28 1/4 in. (83.8 x 71.8 cm)
SignedSigned bottom right corner, above title inscription: "Benj. Gladding / Prov. R.I. / 1869"
InscribedBottom edge: "THE WEDDING NIGHT"
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number81.176.3
Not on view
DescriptionOil on canvas painting showing a man on his knees, untying a woman's corset dress. Both figures are shown from the side, facing to the left of the painting; the man faces the woman in profile, while the woman looks towards the viewer, over her left shoulder. Behind the pair are a canopy bed, and on the left of the picture is a fireplace. "THE WEDDING NIGHT" is painted along the bottom of the work, with artist signature and date above the letter T in "night."Exhibition History"Making and Meaning: Selections from the Chrysler Museum of Art Collection," Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, June 1 - August 11, 2013.
