John D. Graham

Mysteria #1

1925

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John D. Graham

Mysteria #1

1925

Physical Qualities Oil on canvas, Framed: 21 5/8 × 26 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (54.9 × 67 × 4.4 cm.) Sight: 15 7/8 × 20 3/4 in. (40.3 × 52.7 cm.)

Credit Line Bequest of Ruth Cole Kainen, Chevy Chase, Maryland

Object Number 2011.306

"Mysteria #1" by John D. Graham, 1926. Oil on canvas. Mysteria #1 features a clownish figure and three white horses recalling the famed Lipizzaner stallions beloved of the 16th-century Habsburg rulers of Spain and Austria. The scene occupies a shadowy stage-like space, and the palette is harsh.

The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2011; Ruth Cole Kainen (1922 - 2009), Chevy Chase, MD; Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection, Chevy Chase, MD

Inscribed: Signature: "Graham 1926" Reverse, label on stretcher: ROBERT MILLER GALLERY, INC. / 724 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 // John Graham / UNTITLED / oil on canvas / 16 x 21 inches / 1926 Reverse, top, label: Suzanne / Venderwoude / Inc. // 3 East 82 Street / New York, New York 10026 / (212) 704-8380 / ARTIST JOHN GRAHAM / TITLE MYSTERIA #1 / MEDIUM OIL/CANVAS / SIZE 16" X 21" DATE 1926