Dama desconocida (Unknown Lady)

Ramon Atiles-Perez, Dama desconocida (Unknown Lady), 1843, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1997.79.4
Ramon Atiles-Perez, Dama desconocida (Unknown Lady), 1843, watercolor on ivory, 3 5⁄8 x 2 7⁄8 in. (9.2 x 7.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection, 1997.79.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Dama desconocida (Unknown Lady)
Artist
Date
1843
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3 5⁄8 x 2 7⁄8 in. (9.2 x 7.3 cm)
Credit Line
Teodoro Vidal Collection
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — accessory — fan
  • Portrait female — unidentified — waist length
  • Object — furniture — chair
Object Number
1997.79.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.79.4

Artwork Description

According to the inscription on this miniature, this unknown lady was painted when she was fifty-three years old. She holds a small fan, probably made from ivory or mother-of-pearl and embellished with the same design as her lace shawl.

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Azores I
Artist
Date1959
cast and welded bronze on concrete base
On view
Image Not Available
Miki (Oriental II)
Artist
Date1964
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Fritz Bultman, The Way Up and the Way Down, 1975, gouache on paper collage, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.12
The Way Up and the Way Down
Artist
Date1975
gouache on paper collage
Not on view
Fritz Bultman, Tacke and Lynn, 1970, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson, Martha Jackson Memorial Collection, 1980.137.13
Tacke and Lynn
Artist
Date1970
pencil on paper
Not on view