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Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Lady in Gray, ca. 1910

Description

Maker

  • Thomas Wilmer Dewing, 1851-1938, American

Title

Lady in Gray

Year

ca. 1910

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed LR:T. W. Dewing

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

12.014

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

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.

An American Idyll

April 6, 2007 - January 6, 2008

American Paintings from the Museum's Collection

February 10 - April 1, 1999

Masterpieces from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

July 18 - September 14, 1979

Days Gone By

July 1 - September 26, 1971

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