English
DonateMembershipTickets

Big Leaves

ca. 1962
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Big Leaves
  • Artist: Gertrude Schweitzer (American, 1911–1989)
  • Date: ca. 1962
  • Medium: Watercolor over graphite on paper (recto); watercolor and charcoal (verso)
  • Dimensions: 20 11/16 × 22 5/8 in. (52.5 × 57.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Roy R. and Marie S. Neuberger Foundation Inc. Gift, 1964
  • Object Number: 64.121ab
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
More Artwork
Gray and Brass, John Sloan  American, Oil on canvas, American
John Sloan
1907
Study of a Tree, Roelandt Savery  Flemish, Gray watercolor wash, a red chalk wash, charcoal dipped in oil, and graphite on off-white laid paper
Roelandt Savery
ca. 1606–7
Necklace, Meta Overbeck  American, Gold, emeralds, Montana sapphires, topazes, enamel, American
Meta Overbeck
Louis C. Tiffany
Manufacturer Tiffany & Co.
ca. 1914–15
The Artist's Portfolio, Pont Aven, Paul Gauguin  French, Two inside covers decorated in watercolor and gouache over charcoal with graphite on heavy gray wove (blotting) paper sewn to leather; leather binding inscribed in pen and ink with additions in watercolor; multicolored silk ribbons stitched into binding.
Paul Gauguin
1894
Rocking Chair, Maple, oak, American
American
1800–1900

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.