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The Ghost Story

1887

Walter MacEwen

(American, 1860–1943)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Unframed: 121 x 191.5 cm (47 5/8 x 75 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward S. Harkness 1923.416
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Did You Know?

The women in this painting wear the traditional clothing of Volendam, a fishing village located in the province of North Holland.

Description

During the 1880s, the Netherlands became a magnet for several American artists, among them Walter MacEwen. His most famed painting, The Ghost Story, presents a group of individuals in a Dutch interior listening with rapt attention to spooky narration delivered by a woman at a spinning wheel. A young girl clutches her doll in fascination.

The Ghost Story

1887

Walter MacEwen

(American, 1860–1943)
America

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