Randall Davey

Sister Leon
1928

Oil painting of a nun in traditional habit with a white wimple and black veil, seated with hands clasped in front, against a backdrop of lush green foliage. A small crucifix hangs from her waist.

Oil painting of a nun in traditional habit with a white wimple and black veil, seated with hands clasped in front, against a backdrop of lush green foliage. A small crucifix hangs from her waist.

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Date
1928

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 32 1/8 × 26 1/4in. (81.6 × 66.7 cm)

Accession number
31.954

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Randall Davey
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