Whale Oil Lamp
c. 1941
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 29 x 23.7 cm (11 7/16 x 9 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 1/2" high
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.12525
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Van Silvay · 1855–present
Van Silvay is an artist whose biographical details remain poorly documented in the sources currently available to art historians. Neither reliable dates, nationality, training, nor a comprehensive account of artistic output have been established, making it difficult to situate this figure within a specific period, school, or geographic tradition. The name appears in connection with works held in ...