Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Albert Alexander Smith |
Artist 2 |
Smith, Albert Alexander |
Title |
Peasants with a Cart in St. Jean De Luz (Paysans a la charrette a Saint-Jean-de-Luz) |
Date |
c. 1920s |
Technique |
Oil Paint |
Medium |
Painting |
Material |
Canvas/Oil Paint |
Image size |
25.53" x 39" |
Description |
The composition is dominated by a two wheeled, wooden wagon and its shadows and a man wearing boots, green pants, blue belt, white shirt, vest and yellow hat, holding a long whip or stick, standing on top of it, pulled by two mules. To the left of the wagon, two men are facing each other talking. One facing away from the view is wear grey cloths and yellow hat, holding his hands behind his back; the man facing the view is wearing brow cloths with pink sleeves and appears to be smoking. At the right on a grass area, a man wearing a dark green shirt and hat is siting with a white cup in his right hand. Behind him a woman depicted over the majority of the height of the composition is wearing a red skirt a blue shirt and his holding a baby over her shoulder. To her right, behind her, is another figure, wearing dark khaki pants, light green/yellow shirt, holding a bucket with their back to the viewer. To the left of the figure a white dog faces the viewer. To the left of the female figure are two horses with back to the viewer. The background depicts brick walls with several arch openings and a cypress tree. At BLC in dark brown ink: ALBERT SMITH ST. JEAN DE. LUZ At TLC label with image and typed: 2014.006 Albert Alexander Smith Peasants/cart in ST--Jean De Lux.... |
Credit line |
Gift of Larry and Brenda Thompson |
Copyrights Information |
Photography by Greg Staley, 2020. |
Object ID |
2019.19.024 |