Ode to a Grecian Urn
Date: 1882
Dimensions: Height: cm ( in.), Width: cm ( in.)
Medium: Painting – oil on canvas in B/W
Owner/Location: Whereabouts Unknown
Description
This painting described as “Woman holding a Grecian Urn” is a possible candidate for the missing “Ode to a Grecian Urn.”
Ode was painted for the Salmagundi Club Black and White exhibition of 1882 and is listed as being shown with a second Millet painting, “Xmas Amenities” which is also missing.
Exhibitions / Provenance
Exhibitions:
1882, “Ode to a Grecian Urn” listed in Salmagundi Club Black and White exhibition for 1882.
Provenance:
This sale may be the same painting, and bears further research:
2591: FRANCIS DAVID MILLET American, Bonhams, San Francisco, CA, US, Mar. 21, 1990, Est: $5,000 – $7,000
1846 – 1912 PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN HOLDING AN URN Signed u/r: FD Millet Oil on canvas 14 x 10 inches 35.5 x 25.5 cm. PROVENANCE Private Collection, San Francisco, California.
https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/francis-david-millet-american-2591-c-dvnsn8djq1
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