La Nuit de Mai
Title
La Nuit de Mai
Description
In this virtually monochromatic painting the artist first applied a light gray background that is occasionally broken with light green and purple brushstrokes. In places she allowed it to drip in wide patches that bore a resemblance to clouds when she rotated the canvas. She then added
two bunches of light grey orchids that hang down from the upper left.
two bunches of light grey orchids that hang down from the upper left.
Creator
Edith Fetherston
Source
Packwood House Museum, 15 N Water St, Lewisburg, PA 17837, 570-524-0348
Date
1935
Rights
Please cite Packwood House Museum, Lewisburg, PA when using items in the collection.
Relation
Edith Fetherston Oeuvre
Format
oil paint on canvas
24 x 19.5 in.
Type
Still Image
Identifier
1972.417
Coverage
3rd floor, East Hall
Collection
Citation
Edith Fetherston, “La Nuit de Mai,” Packwood House Museum Digital Collections, accessed May 20, 2024, http://packwood.omeka.bucknell.edu/omeka/items/show/536.