Carroll Beckwith, Bassin de Neptune, Versailles, 1913, oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in. (60.9 x 50.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution, 1974.69.18
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Bassin de Neptune, Versailles
- Artist
- Date
- 1913
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 24 x 20 in. (60.9 x 50.8 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Monument — fountain — Bassin de Neptune
- Landscape — park — Versailles Gardens
- Landscape — France — Versailles
- Object Number
- 1974.69.18
Artwork Description
James Carroll Beckwith painted this scene of the Neptune Fountain during one of several trips he made to Versailles. There was a movement at the time to restore the grandeur of the French palace, which may have inspired Beckwith to paint scenes of the gardens there. (Franchi and Weber, Intimate Revelations: The Art of Carroll Beckwith (1852-1917), 1999) In this painting, Beckwith captured the splendor of Versailles at the height of midsummer in the watery reflection of the trees and green knolls, and the yellow light that dances on the surface of the classical statues.
