Portrait #1346

Additional Details

  • Subject/Title:The Hilltop
  • Artist:Curran, Charles Courtney (1861-1942)
  • Date Created:1918
  • Owner/Location:Parthenon Metro Parks & Recreation 2600 W End Ave Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 862-8431
  • Image Dimensions:30 x 20
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  • Materials/Media:Oil on canvas
  • Date Documented:27 May 2008
  • Condition:Excellent
  • Description:Full-length of girl facing three-quarter right and standing on an outcropping of rock overlooking a valley below. Part of the landscape is visible, but the location appears to be above clouds. She is wearing a sheer blue dress tied with a darker blue ribbon at the waist. Her arms are clasped behind her back, and her face is left profile with her gaze on the valley below. She has dark brown hair.
  • History:Signed lower right "Charles C. Curran 1918"
  • Notes:James M. Cowen Collection of American Art Accession 29.2.17 Image © The Parthenon. Reproduction by permission only.