New York/Liberty
<p>Florine Stettheimer, <em>New York/Liberty</em>, 1918–1919. Oil on canvas, overall (framed): 70 1/2 × 44 1/2 × 2 in. (179.1 × 113 × 5.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Bequest of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his father, Kenneth F. Simpson, member of the 76th Congress from New York City, and his mother, Helen-Louise Knickerbacker Porter Simpson 2017.190a-b</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1918
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall (framed): 70 1/2 × 44 1/2 × 2 in. (179.1 × 113 × 5.1 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Florine Stettheimer
Artist
Painting
Florine Stettheimer was an American painter and set designer who created densely layered, jewel-toned compositions depicting Manhattan's social and cultural life in the early twentieth century. Working primarily in oil on canvas, she developed a distinctive visual language that combined Art Deco geometry with theatrical exuberance and a witty, observational eye. Her paintings and stage designs occupied a singular position between modernism and decorative arts, informed by her involvement in New York's literary and artistic circles. Stettheimer's work remained largely undervalued during her lifetime but has since been recognized for its formal sophistication and satirical intelligence. She died in New York in 1944.
Full artist profile →More
More by Florine Stettheimer
Family Portrait, II
1933 · Oil on canvas in artist's frame
Portrait of Virgil Thomson
1930 · Oil, and possibly ink, on canvas
Portrait of My Mother
1925 · Oil on canvas
Costume design for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts
1912 · Gouache, metallic paint, watercolor, and pencil on paper
Costume design (Perseus, Dragon, and Andromache) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts, \Costume design (\Perseus, Dragon, and Andromache\) for artist's ballet\ Orphée of the Quat-z-arts
1912 · Gouache, watercolor, metallic paint, and pencil on paper
Costume design (Euridice and the Snake, Two Tango Dancers, and St. Francis) for artist's ballet Orphée of the Quat-z-arts
1912 · Gouache, watercolor, metallic paint, and pencil on paper
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Florine Stettheimer
- Year
- 1918
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall (framed): 70 1/2 × 44 1/2 × 2 in. (179.1 × 113 × 5.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1918-173637
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified