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Peirce, Waldo,
Architecture interior -- Commercial
Figure group
Recreation -- Leisure
Recreation -- Dancing
Painting
(Cafe Scene), (painting).
Artist:
Peirce, Waldo, 1884-1970, painter.
Title:
(Cafe Scene), (painting).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
34 x 51 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A lively interior scene of a rustic cafe with couples dancing in the center surrounded by groups of figures dining at large tables that ring the dance floor. The casual interior decoration features red checkered tablecloths and curtains, wooden beams across the ceiling, and assorted ceramics and bottles lining the walls. In the back left corner, a young woman carefully descends a narrow spiral staircase while watching the crowd below.
Subject:
Architecture interior -- Commercial -- Restaurant
Figure group
Recreation -- Leisure -- Eating & Drinking
Recreation -- Dancing
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Restricted Owner, Erie, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The painting descended through the family to the current owner who is distantly related to the artist through a paternal grandmother.
References:
Owner, 2011.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 9F100027
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Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
9F100027
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