George Luks

Mrs. Gamley
1930

An oil painting depicting an elderly woman with white hair smiling gently while holding a white chicken in her arms. She is dressed in traditional attire with a patterned shawl over a long, orange skirt. In the background, there's a cast-iron stove with a kettle on top, and to the left, a glimpse of a wooden bucket. The artist's signature is visible in the top right corner.

An oil painting depicting an elderly woman with white hair smiling gently while holding a white chicken in her arms. She is dressed in traditional attire with a patterned shawl over a long, orange skirt. In the background, there's a cast-iron stove with a kettle on top, and to the left, a glimpse of a wooden bucket. The artist's signature is visible in the top right corner.

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Date
1930

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 66 3/8 × 48 1/2in. (168.6 × 123.2 cm)

Accession number
31.289

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/2595

Exhibitions

Breaking Ground: The Whitney’s Founding Collection

Apr 28–Sept 18, 2011

George Luks
10 works in the collection

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