Artwork Details
24 x 18-1/4 in. (canvas) 32 x 26-1/8 in. (orginal frame) 34-5/8 x 28-9/16 x 3-9/16 in. (replica-1880 frame from Wilner)
Mark Descriptionsigned and dated in black or blue, l.l.: Geo. C. Lambdin / 1865
Accession NumberJames E. Roberts Fund. The frame is a gift from Eli Wilner & Company.
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteGeorge Whitney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1866 (Member Board of Directors, PAFA); (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, New York, 16 October 1955); (Berry-Hill Gallery, New York, New York); private collection, New York; (Berry-Hill Gallery, New York, New York); (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, New York, 10 October 1969, #2914, #20A Illustrated); (Hamilton Gallery, New York, New York, 16 October 1971); purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1971 (71.179).
The woman kisses the sword of her officer, dedicating it to a noble cause.
The symbolism of the gray-blue color scheme must have been obvious to the artist’s postwar audience.
This canvas recalled the romantic spirit in which many men went off to battle.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Key Acquisitions Since 1970 Part II: Prints, Drawings, & Western Paintings
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 21, 1980 - November 30, 1980
New Treasures: Five Year Retrospective
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 18, 1972 - December 10, 1972
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