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A Philosopher

1882

Walter Gay

(American, 1856–1937)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
Unframed: 38 x 27.2 cm (14 15/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1915.686
Public Domain
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Not on view
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A vertically oriented oil painting in thick brushstrokes depicts a man with light skin and white hair looking through glasses at an open book. He wears a long pink coat over a light vest, breeches, and stockings. To our left stand large, paneled wooden doors, and a bookshelf emerges from the dark background. A small table with a quill sits to our right, and a book rests on the foreground floor.

A Philosopher

1882

Walter Gay

(American, 1856–1937)
America

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