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The Pearl

Allen Tucker

1923

The Pearl by Allen Tucker

Medium

Painting

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Allen Tucker Memorial

Accession Number

1967.45.2

Tags

waist length

Art Historical Context

**The Pearl** (1923) by Allen Tucker is a captivating painting from the Smithsonian American Museum's collection, gifted through the Allen Tucker Memorial. This waist-length portrait exemplifies Tucker's engagement with early 20th-century American modernism, a period when artists were boldly experimenting with form, color, and expression amid the cultural shifts of the Jazz Age. Created in oil on canvas—a medium favored for its versatility and depth—the work invites viewers to ponder its enigmatic title, evoking themes of beauty, rarity, or introspection through its intimate scale. Tucker's s...

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