Egrets in for the Night
Artist
Lorentz Kleiser
(American, 1879 - 1963)
Daten.d.
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions18 × 15 3/4 inches (45.7 × 40 cm)
Frame: 21 3/4 × 19 3/4 × 1 inches (55.2 × 50.2 × 2.5 cm)
Sight: 17 11/16 × 15 5/8 inches (44.9 × 39.7 cm)
Frame: 21 3/4 × 19 3/4 × 1 inches (55.2 × 50.2 × 2.5 cm)
Sight: 17 11/16 × 15 5/8 inches (44.9 × 39.7 cm)
Credit LineGift in memory of Helene Kleiser Kafka from the Estate of Lorentz Kafka, 2025
Object number2025.3.3
ClassificationsPaintings
DescriptionVertical oil painting depicting large white birds with long necks (egrets) flying towards and landing on two large trees. The large trees stand in water and are draped with Spanish moss. There are shadowy duck shapes on the water. The sky is a pink suggesting sunset.ProvenanceArtist [1879-1963]; by inheritance to his daughter Helene Kleiser Kafka; by inheritance to her son Lorentz Kafka [1935-2023]; by inheritance to Michael McDowell, East Greenbush, NY; gifted March 24, 2025 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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Lorentz Kleiser
Lorentz Kleiser
Lorentz Kleiser
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