The Farewell

Bernard Perlin, The Farewell, 1952, casein on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.70
Bernard Perlin, The Farewell, 1952, casein on fiberboard, 34 1⁄8 x 47 1⁄8 in. (86.7 x 119.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.70

Artwork Details

Title
The Farewell
Artist
Date
1952
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
34 1⁄8 x 47 1⁄8 in. (86.7 x 119.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
casein on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — forest
  • Figure group
Object Number
1986.6.70
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.6.70

Artwork Description

Bernard Perlin painted The Farewell while living in Italy, supported partially by Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships. The spidery network of tree limbs and the soft crimson of the forest floor are a beautiful study of line and color. A couple walking toward the left side of the canvas and a single figure at right introduce a narrative. The painting’s title simultaneously links the figures and indicates their parting.


Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014

Works by this artist (314 items)

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Henry Wolf, Portrait of a Lady, 1906, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.228
Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Date1906
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Henry Wolf, Mrs. Alexander Campbell, 1913, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.282
Mrs. Alexander Campbell
Artist
Date1913
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Henry Wolf, Mrs. Deborah Franklin, 1898, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.160
Mrs. Deborah Franklin
Artist
Date1898
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Henry Wolf, Miss Eleanor Gordon, 1908, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.238
Miss Eleanor Gordon
Artist
Date1908
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1986.6.100 - SAAM-1986.6.100_2 - 135134
Modern American Realism: Highlights from the Sara Roby Foundation Collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
This exhibition presents some of the most treasured paintings and sculpture from SAAM’s permanent collection, including artworks by Will Barnet, Isabel Bishop, Paul Cadmus, Edward Hopper, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Jacob Lawrence, George Tooker, among others.

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Artist
Unidentified (American?)
Dateca. 1875
mechanical reproduction on paper
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Henry Wolf, Robert William Vonnoh, Phoebe, 1892, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.74
Phoebe
Artist
Date1892
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
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Frank Hector Tompkins, Henry Wolf, Mother and Sleeping Child, 1894, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.94
Mother and Sleeping Child
Artist
Date1894
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
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Henry Wolf, Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, The Madonna of the Rose, 1892, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.76
The Madonna of the Rose
Artist
Date1892
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Not on view