Artist
Andrei Kushnir
Courtyard, Dumbarton Oaks
Date1998
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Framed Size: 9 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (24.8 × 29.2 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2001.194
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
- Wilson Building (1350 Penn Ave NW, 103)
DescriptionDumbarton Oaks administration requires artists to register and obtain permission to paint on the grounds, only for 3 hours in the morning. The courtyard had so many tiny details in it that Kushnir was surprised he was able to finish the painting on site. The angle from which he painted the scene and the foliage surrounding the site made the work especially challenging.
Detailed painting of a view looking down into a walled courtyard with an ornate formal garden including a small fountain. In the foreground there is a section of brick terrace with an iron bench and decorative iron railings. Under a soft blue-white sky,
