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Mother and Child

Artist (Russian (active in the United States), 1881 - 1955)
Datec. 1914-1915
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1961
Object number31.28.27
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionVertical oil painting depicting a woman with dark hair and a light complexion spoonfeeding a young child with light skin and hair and bright eyes.
Label TextFechin painted a mother tenderly feeding her wide-eyed baby. The painting resonates as a universal depiction of family love. It is also the specific depiction of the artist’s wife and daughter. With that knowledge, the viewer can imagine that the child is gazing at her father as he paints. Her look brings the unseen artist into the intimate scene.
ProvenanceArtist. his daughter Eya Fechin Branham, Santa Monica, California; purchased November 3, 1961 through (Jane Hiatt, The Village Gallery, Taos, New Mexico) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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