Study for the Annunciation, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Study for the Annunciation

In this painting the vertical line of white paint on the left represents the divine presence of the angel who will tell Mary that she bears the Son of God. The finished painting made from this study was well received in Paris and was Henry Ossawa Tanner’s first work to be acquired by an American museum

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Creation Date: ca. 1898
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on wood

Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (21.5 x 27.4 cm.)

Object #: 23684
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=23684
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1983.95.187
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