According to an inscription, this painting shows a monkey named Chico that lived in Herman Hartwich’s studio. The artist had just punished him for behaving badly, which probably explains the creature’s downcast expression. The rough outlines and unfinished edges suggest that Hartwich painted this piece quickly, perhaps because the monkey did not stay still for very long.
- Title
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Meditation
- Artist
- Date
- 1885
- Location
- Dimensions
- 11 1⁄8 x 8 3⁄4 in. (28.4 x 22.2 cm)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Emily Dorothy Ammann
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- State of being – mood – meditation
- Animal – monkey
- Object Number
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1965.14.9
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
