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Title

Le Banc de Pierre au Jardin

Artist

Jacques Villon

Physical Description

First impression of first state. Paper size: h 71 1/2cm x w 55 2/5cm. Plate size: lh 53 2/5cm & rh 53 3/5cm x w 41 2/5cm. Image size: h 52 7/10cm x tw 40 3/5cm & bw 40 4/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1875-1963

Accession Number

2008/2.419

Medium and Support

drypoint on Arches cream laid paper

relevance

rank 11.83050

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

accessories worn on the head

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engravings

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intaglio prints

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prints by process

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processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Orchid Pavilion Gathering

Artist

Sheng Maoye (Sheng Mao-yeh)

Physical Description

Handscroll depicting figures (42 men and 6 boys) in a landscape, most of whom are sitting along the banks of a stream as cups on lotus leaves float by. A small cluster of figures sits in a shelter over the water examining a handscroll. The painting includes an inscription, six artist’s seals and one collector’s seal.

Artist Life Dates

active 1594-164

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1621

Accession Number

1974/1.244

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 11.75183

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asian

bodies of water

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chinese

chinese painting styles

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culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

east asian

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people

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the natural world

transportation structures

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

California Orange Grove

Artist

David Courlander

Physical Description

Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1866-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas board

relevance

rank 11.56295

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

upward

americas

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descriptors

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trees

trees by leaf life

united states

united states (nation)

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visual works

visual works by subject type

water activities

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woods

woody plants

Title

The Broad Bridge

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man in a small boat with oars sits in front of a bridge, a pier of which is just behind and to the left of the boat. The viewer is also positioned on the water as only the bottom of the span is visible. Several other piers, also framed and clad with wood to protect against collision are visible on either side of the image. The distant view, seen between the piers, include a suspension bridge to the left of the central pier and the tower of a church or other buildings to the right.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1878

Accession Number

1954/1.417

Medium and Support

lithotint with scraping, printed in brown ink on Japan paper, laid down on heavy wove paper

relevance

rank 11.35141

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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watercraft by general type

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Title

The Pierrot

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man stands in an apron and rolled sleeves in the water door of a building along a canal. Another figure is seen kneeling and reaching down to the water at the left edge of the water door. The building and its reflection fills the frame; the emphasis is on the figures in the darkened opening, along with their reflections, while the upper story of the building is only summarily indicated.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.406

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on wove paper

relevance

rank 9.71750

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

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