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Preview image of work. oil on canvas,  Ruth with Green Headcloth (Red Lips) 45421

2023.11

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Ruth with Green Headcloth (Red Lips)

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Artist

Walt Kuhn (1877 – 1949)

Title

Ruth with Green Headcloth (Red Lips)

Creation Date

1927

Century

early 20th century

Dimensions

15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.48 cm)

Object Type

painting

Creation Place

North America, United States, Maine

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Credit Line

Gift in honor of Clayton Rose, President of Bowdoin College (2015-2023), on the occasion of his retirement, a gift of Keith G. Halperin ‘86

Copyright

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Accession Number

2023.11

Object Description

Per the 2023 Sotheby's catalogue: "The sitter is Ruth Lloyd-Jones, a local waitress near artist's home in Maine"

Painting shows a female sitter wearing a green headcloth and red floral shawl or scarf. She gazes to her left.