Male Wood Duck on Shallow Water, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Richard S. Meryman, Male Wood Duck on Shallow Water, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, 1905-1909, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.7
Richard S. Meryman, Male Wood Duck on Shallow Water, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, 1905-1909, oil on canvas, 22 x 26 in. (55.9 x 66.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1950.2.7

Artwork Details

Title
Male Wood Duck on Shallow Water, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
Artist
Date
1905-1909
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
22 x 26 in. (55.9 x 66.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the heirs of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study
  • Animal — bird — duck
  • Landscape — water
Object Number
1950.2.7
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.2.7

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