La Parapluie de ma Tante
Object Details
- Artist
- Prentiss Taylor
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 24 1/8 × 36 in. (61.3 × 91.5 cm)
- Frame: 29 13/16 × 41 7/8 × 2 1/16 in. (75.8 × 106.3 × 5.2 cm)
- Cite As
- Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
- Caption
- A fire in the background of this painting causes dark billows of smoke to loom over crumbling buildings, walls, and statues. The landscape dwarfs the four female figures running wildly down a derelict street, their legs kicked back and their arms raised as they race towards the fire. High above the ground, a man rescues an umbrella caught in telephone wires. The strong lines demonstrate Washington, DC artist Prentiss Taylor’s skillful exploration of depth and hints at his training as a lithographer, while the title—translated from French as “My Aunt’s Umbrella”—identifies the umbrella’s owner.
- Accession Number
- 2019.1.13
- Type
- painting
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Record ID
- acm_2019.1.13
