Angel
1887 · Oil on canvas · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
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About this work
- Artist
- Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921)
- Year
- 1887
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 92 × 71.5 cm
- Collection
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
- Movement
- Realism
A girl with great white wings stands against a cloudy sky, looking straight out with a serious face. The model was Thayer's daughter Mary, then about eleven, and it is the first of the winged figures that made him famous. Thayer's angels are real children given wings rather than ideal beings. It is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A serene winged figure in white for a bedroom, nursery or hallway in a dark wood frame. It suits soft blue, cream or blush walls and is a gift for a christening or a new baby.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1887)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- intimate
- Rooms
- bedroom, hallway or entryway, nursery, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
























