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Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Lady in Gray

Maker

Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851-1938)

Title

Lady in Gray

Year

ca. 1910

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

61 x 34.3 cm (24 x 13 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LR:T. W. Dewing

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

12.014

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

Making It In America
Oct 11, 2013 – Feb 09, 2014

Label copy

The 19th-century concept of “art for art’s sake” aspired to harmony in all aspects of design. In Lady in Gray, diffused light, the suggestion of music, and the use of a dominant gray tone create a sense of reverie. Dewing and others in his circle extended the decorative effect of their paintings by placing them in custom-designed frames. This example, in Renaissance Revival tabernacle style, was designed by Dewing’s friend, the architect Stanford White. The frame’s ornamentation, including Corinthian capitals and classical moldings, mediated between the painting and the decorated room in which it would have hung.

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Feb 10, 1999 – Apr 01, 1999
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Jul 01, 1971 – Sep 26, 1971

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Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851-1938)
Lady in Gray, ca. 1910
Oil on canvas
61 x 34.3 cm (24 x 13 1/2 inches)
Jesse Metcalf Fund 12.014

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