The Girl or the Vase (Polish: Wazon czy kobieta), also known as The Presentation of the Slave, is an 1878 painting by the Polish artist Henryk Siemiradzki. The subject is from ancient Rome and shows a patrician who contemplates on whether he should buy an East Asian vase or a slave girl.[1] The painting earned Siemiradzki the gold medal at the 1878 World's Fair in Paris and the French Legion of Honour.[2]
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| Artist | Henryk Siemiradzki |
| Year | 1878 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 99 cm × 155.6 cm (39 in × 61.3 in) |
| Location | Private collection |
The painting last changed owner in 2005, when it was sold through Sotheby's in New York for 1,426,000 dollars.[3][4]
The painting is referenced in Boris Pasternak's novel, Doctor Zhivago, described as depicting "[t]he fat Roman making up his mind between the woman and the vase."[5]
References edit
- ^ "The Girl or the Vase" (PDF). Sotheby's. 2005. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Henryk Siemiradzki". Culture.pl. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Art Market Watch". Artnet. 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Rozbitek Siemiradzkiego sprzedany za 5,4 mln zł". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich (1961). Doctor Zhivago. London: Fontana Books. ISBN 0-00-612198-5. OCLC 153317837.
External links edit
Media related to The Girl or the Vase? by Henryk Siemiradzki at Wikimedia Commons
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