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Daffodils

Artist Nicolai Fechin (Russian (active in the United States), 1881 - 1955)

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions24 x 20 inches (61 x 50.8 cm)
Frame: 30 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (77.5 × 67.3 × 7 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number31.28.38

ClassificationsPaintings

DescriptionVertical oil painting of bright yellow, purple, and orange flowers in a vase. The painting is in a frame hand-carved by Fechin.

Label TextThe artist of Daffodils hand carved the frame for this painting and many others. Fechin was an expert carver in wood. He had learned from father. Fechin spent a number of years making his Taos home uniquely his own through carving the wood of architectural features and other woodwork.

ProvenanceArtist. his daughter Eya Fechin Branham, Santa Monica, California; purchased December 28, 1961 through (Hammer Galleries, New York, New York) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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