Mother and Child: A Modern Madonna

1919

George de Forest Brush

American, 1855-1941

Maker/Artist: Brush, George de Forest
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Oil on canvas
Medium: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 43 1/2 x 35 5/8 in. (110.5 x 90.5 cm) frame: 57 1/2 × 50 7/8 × 5 3/4 in. (146.1 × 129.2 × 14.6 cm)
Inscribed: Inscribed verso: "Do not varnish this picture. wax it./ See that pine trees to the left/ are erect when hagnin [sic].--/ George De Forest/ Brush"
Departments: American Art
Accession Number: 19.93
Credit Line: Museum Collection Fund and by subscription
Exhibitions: A Celebration of American Ideals: Paintings from the Brooklyn Museum
Rights Statement: No known copyright restrictions
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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