Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Painted textile of woman and pear tree
Title
Painted textile of woman and pear tree
Object name
Theorem painting
Date
1800-1840
Medium
Velvet
Dimensions
Overall: 20 5/8 x 26 in. ( 52.4 x 66 cm )
Description
Theorem painting on velvet of a landscape with two women beneath a pear tree and a house in the background; painted with blue, green, sepia, yellow and black paint on a white ground.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1235
Gallery Label
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
