Untitled (Still Life with Magnolias)

Painting

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.108

Description

A still-life relief gesso painting of magnolias in a vase, in a gilded wooden frame. The relief gesso creates sculpted, raised surfaces to emphasize the shape of the form.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Gesso on Masonite

Collection

Art Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Frank Ingerson

Role

Painter

Date made

circa 1935

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom center edge

Transcription

Ingerson -

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Still-Life

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Painting, Panel

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

32-1/4 in

Length

39-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements are for the frame dimensions.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Olivia de Havilland

Notes

Donor

Person or Organization

Frank Ingerson

Notes

Artist

Related Publications

Publication

"The Splendid Disarray of Beauty": The Boys, the Tiles, the Joy of Cathedral Oaks - A Study in Arts and Crafts Community

Notes

Page 109

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of Olivia de Havilland

Owner/Agent

Olivia de Havilland

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Mar 28, 1997