Painting
- Title:
- Untitled
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 2005.018.001
- Creator:
- Szainer, Armand H. (1914-1998)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1970
- Description:
- Historical or genre painting, untitled, by Armand H. Szainer (1914-1998), c. 1970. Oil on canvas. Group of refugees waiting to leave France during World War II, possibly waiting in a train or railroad station. Eight figures from left to right. Woman in red coat holding baby near center, man in brown coat has his hand on her shoulder. Two figures seated and sleeping on floor at right, including woman wrapped in blue blanket and figure in white shirt and brown short pants leaned up against each other. Two men in black and gray coats stand behind them at center. Woman in gray at right in background. Man in dark brown coat seated and slumped over at left in background. Luggage and various articles strewn across the floor around them. Signed, lower right in black paint, "A. SZAINER". Gray-painted pine wood frame.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-14 W-20.2 inches
- Provenance:
- From the estate of Linda Morley (the artist's wife). Painted from memory by Armand Szainer, c. 1970.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Linda Morley
- Subjects:
- Railroad stations, Train stations, Refugees, World War II
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