Created by
Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
Date
1938
Medium
oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
H x W (unframed): 20 1/2 × 21 in. (52.1 × 53.3 cm)
H x W (framed): 26 1/2 × 31 1/2 in. (67.3 × 80 cm)
Description
A framed color oil painting titled “Tulips” by Loïs Mailou Jones. The colorful painting depicts a clear, transparent vase with a handle on the right, filled with seven different color tulips (red, lilac, orange, pink, and white). On the left is a rectangular yellow-brown woven basket. A white bag or cloth is below the basket. The objects are all on a dark brown table. The background is a dull, mint color.
The artist signed, dated, and titled the painting in the front, lower right corner [Lois M. / Jones © / Paris '38] and on the back on the upper stretcher [by Lois Mailou Jones’ ‘TULIPS’ (oil) 1938].
Place captured
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
oil paintings
still lifes
Topic
Art
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Carroll Parrott Blue
Object number
2023.39.24ab
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Loïs Mailou Jones
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5863fdcaa-76ed-466a-a312-a8458df32755

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