"While he was talking of every-day matters, her mind was in a reverie far away" (for "The Red Lily")

Author Related author Anatole France French
Publisher Related publisher John Lane, The Bodley Head British
ca. 1930
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  • Title: "While he was talking of every-day matters, her mind was in a reverie far away" (for "The Red Lily")
  • Artist: Donia Nachshen (British, Ghitomar, Ukraine 1903–after 1963 London)
  • Author: Related author Anatole France (French, Paris 1884–1924 Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire)
  • Publisher: Related publisher John Lane, The Bodley Head (British, 1854–1925)
  • Date: ca. 1930
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and black wash with touches of white gouache (bodycolor)
  • Dimensions: sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 in. (24.4 x 17.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.803.10
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Donia Nachshen - "While he was talking of every-day matters, her mind was in a reverie far away" (for "The Red Lily") - The Metropolitan Museum of Art