Object number1955.6.5

The Quay

Date1948

Artist Charles Whedon Rain (American, 1911 - 1985)

CultureAmerican

MediumOil on board

DimensionsFramed: 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (29.21 x 29.21 x 3.49 cm)
Unframed: 6 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (15.56 x 14.92 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd (Blanchette Hooker, class of 1931)

Period20th c

Classification(s)

Painting

SignedSigned (LR, verso): Rain

InscribedInscribed (verso): The Quay, C. Rain, June 1948, New York

ProvenanceM. Knoedler & Co.; to Mrs. John D. Rockefeller

Vassar Exhibitions

Revealed Anew: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Exhibition HistoryPoughkeepsie, New York, FLLAC(Prints and Drawings Gallery), Vassar College, "Revealed Anew: Selections from Permanent Collections," 7 November - 4 January 2008.

Terms

Magic Realist

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