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Six figures, women and girls, sit or stand in front of a balustrade. On the left side is an urn holding a plant; the upper portion of a young tree projects above the balustrade at center; in the distance on the right appears the upper portion of a building with a mansard roof
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Terrace, Luxembourg
1894
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.448
The balustrade of a public park walkway seen at a slight distance acts as a foil for several figures grouped in front of the balustrade. To the left, two women stand talking while a child, with her back facing the viewer looks between the balusters towards the dome of a building in the distance beyond some trees. Too the right of the composition, a seated man and a woman shown in profile are grouped. Two ornamental urns decorate the balustrade.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Pantheon, from the Terrace of the Luxembourg Gardens
1893
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.439
The balustrade of a public park walkway seen at a slight distance acts as a foil for several figures grouped in front of the balustrade. To the left, two women stand talking while a child, with her back facing the viewer looks between the balusters towards the dome of a building in the distance beyond some trees. Too the right of the composition, a seated man and a woman shown in profile are grouped. Two ornamental urns decorate the balustrade.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Pantheon, from the Terrace of the Luxembourg Gardens
1893
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.440
A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens
1893
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.437
A scattering of figures, mostly women and young chidren, occupy the foreground and middle ground of the image. In the distance are several sculptures and urns framed by a curving balustrade with trees and some buildings behind.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Nursemaids—Les Bonnes du Luxembourg
1894
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.443
Outdoor scene of a park setting with small figures and an urn atop a stone column-like form in the left foreground rendered in bold, flat, horizontal patches of color in browns, greens and whites.
Maurice Brazil Prendergast
Luxembourg Gardens
1902 – 1912
Gift of Charles H. and Katharine C. Sawyer
1999/2.3
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