The Green Cushion
This watercolor portrays a young woman reclining on an Empire revival-style recamier couch. The woman at leisure was a popular subject in late-nineteenth-century American painting. An exceptionally fresh demonstration of Wiles's work in watercolor, "The Green Cushion" was awarded the William T. Evans Prize for the best entry at the American Water Color Society's 1897 exhibition.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Green Cushion
- Artist: Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861–1948)
- Date: ca. 1895
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
- Dimensions: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Ann M. and Thomas W. Barwick, and Purchase, Ann M. and Thomas W. Barwick Gift, 1994
- Object Number: 1994.76
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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