Jim

Mary S. Sauter, Jim, 1939, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.11

Mary S. Sauter, Jim, 1939, watercolor on ivory, sight 3 ³⁄₈ x 2 ¹⁄₂ in. (8.7 x 6.3 cm) rectangle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters, 1965.30.11

Artwork Details

Title: Jim
Artist: Mary S. Sauter
Date: 1939
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: sight 3 ³⁄₈ x 2 ¹⁄₂ in. (8.7 x 6.3 cm) rectangle
Credit Line: Gift of the American Society of Miniature Painters
Mediums: watercolor
Mediums Description: watercolor on ivory
Classifications: Painting
Miniature
Subjects: Figure male — elderly — bust
Portrait male — unidentified — Jim
Object Number: 1965.30.11
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1965.30.11

Artwork Description

Although the first name of the elderly gentleman sitter is known, no other information about him is available at this time. The sitter’s deeply furrowed face is full of character, and his overgrown mustache contrasts with his otherwise fastidious attire.