Name/Title
Sarkadi-Schuller, Leo (1879-1947) "Chinese Jar"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18260Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
A striking composition is achieved with very few objects: the painting’s eponymous vase, a few flowers and blooming limbs, a goldfish bowl, and two paintings. Carefully outlined shapes play against a scattering of colors applied thickly—even three-dimensionally—to the canvas. A branch traces the meandering line between a vivid goldfish in the bowl and equally bright flowers held by the jar. The painting at left creates a window upon some outdoor scene.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Sarkadi-Schuller, LeoDate made
1936Dimensions
Height
23-1/2 inWidth
29-1/2 inCondition
Overall Condition
PoorDate Examined
Aug 1, 2025Notes
1+ cracks edge of vase, right side halfway up, 1+ chips up right side of vase/flowers, 2+ scratches bottom right fishbowl leg, frame chipped along bottomRecommendations
requires repairs for chipped paint, canvas slacking. requires cleaningProvenance
Provenance Detail
Created under the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project (1930s–1940s), this collection of easel paintings was originally installed at the Mount Morris Tuberculosis Sanitorium in Livingston County, New York. Following the sanitorium’s closure in 1970, the artworks were abandoned and remained in storage until their rediscovery decades later. Now preserved and exhibited by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts (GVCA), the collection is housed at the New Deal Museum in Mount Morris. Current efforts include digitization, high-resolution photography, and the creation of an online archive to ensure long-term public access and research availability.General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
See the entry titled 'New Deal Collection Documents' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
