The Old Lady's Garden
In this color etching made from five plates, Raffaëlli portrays an elderly woman standing on her balcony, momentarily distracted from her task of watering the plants. The artist dedicated this print to Bessie O. Potter, later Bessie Potter Vonnoh, an American sculptor, whom he met in Chicago in April 1895. Raffaëlli’s work was well received in the United States and Potter played an important role in placing his work in American collections.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Old Lady's Garden
- Artist: Jean-François Raffaëlli (French, Paris 1850–1924 Paris)
- Dedicatee: Bessie Potter Vonnoh (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1872–1955 New York)
- Date: 1894
- Medium: Color etching and drypoint with monotype; third state of three
- Dimensions: Plate: 12 1/2 × 9 1/8 in. (31.8 × 23.2 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/16 × 11 7/16 in. (39.2 × 29 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Bessie Potter Vonnoh, 1941
- Object Number: 41.42.2
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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