Terminal Figure of Ceres

Carroll Beckwith, Terminal Figure of Ceres, 1911, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution, 1974.69.9
Carroll Beckwith, Terminal Figure of Ceres, 1911, oil on wood, 13 3⁄4 x 10 1⁄4 in. (34.9 x 26.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution, 1974.69.9
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Artwork Details

Title
Terminal Figure of Ceres
Artist
Date
1911
Location
Dimensions
13 3⁄4 x 10 1⁄4 in. (34.9 x 26.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Monument — statue
  • Mythology — classical — Ceres
  • Landscape — France — Versailles
Object Number
1974.69.9
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.69.9

Artwork Description

This painting shows a statue of Ceres in a garden of Versailles, France. Ceres was the Roman goddess of harvest and fertility, and among her symbols are sheaves of grain. Carroll Beckwith created this painting in September, and the scene glows with the vibrant light of autumn.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Henry Wolf, Robert Frederick Blum, Japanese Girl (The Musmee), 1891, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.54
Japanese Girl (The Musmee)
Artist
Date1891
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Robert Frederick Blum, A Difficult Place, 1877, etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1971.160
A Difficult Place
Artist
Date1877
etching
Not on view
Robert Frederick Blum, Canal in Venice, San Trovaso Quarter, ca. 1885, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1909.7.7
Canal in Venice, San Trovaso Quarter
Artist
Dateca. 1885
oil on canvas
Not on view
Robert Frederick Blum, William Baxter Closson, The Colonial Governor, n.d., wood engraving, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Museum of American History, Division of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian Institution, 1971.176
The Colonial Governor
Artist
Daten.d.
wood engraving
Not on view

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