Music
ca. 1896-1900
Thomas Wilmer Dewing
American, 1851-1938
American Art
Music is one section of a two-panel decorative screen inspired by Japanese furnishings popularized by the Aesthetic Movement. Thomas Wilmer Dewing’s musician, dressed in Grecian robes and surrounded by an idyllic landscape, may be read as an allegory of nature’s soothing effect on the body and soul. For the wealthy businessmen who were Dewing’s greatest patrons, such ethereal scenes may have offered a reprieve from the demands of modern industry.
- Maker/Artist
- Dewing, Thomas Wilmer
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Oil on canvas mounted on composition board and wooden panel
- Dimensions
- 51 7/16 x 20 7/16 in. (130.7 x 51.9 cm) Frame: 60 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (153.7 x 74.9 x 3.8 cm)
- Departments
- American Art
- Accession Number
- 75.206
- Credit Line
- Gift of Martin Horwitz
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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