About the Artwork
The Violet
1896
Charles Dana Gibson
1867-1944
American
Unknown
Commercial relief process printed in purple ink
Sheet: 13 × 11 5/8 inches (33 × 29.5 cm)
Posters
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Collection of The Detroit Institute of Arts
1989.196
Copyright not assessed, please contact [email protected].
Markings
Inscribed, in plate, upper center: THE VIOLET | BY JULIA MAGRUDER | Author of "The Princess Sonia," etc., etc. Inscribed, lower center: WITH 12 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHARLES DANA GIBSON | Crown 8vo, cloth ornamental, gilt top, #1.25 | NEW YORK: LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
Provenance
1989-present, found in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
For more information on provenance and its important function in the museum, please visit:
Provenance pageExhibition History
Please note: This section is empty
The exhibition history of a number of objects in our collection only begins after their acquisition by the museum, and may reflect an incomplete record.
We welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackPublished References
Please note: This section is empty
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction and/or improvement.
Suggest FeedbackCatalogue Raisoneé
Please note: This section is empty
Credit Line for Reproduction
Charles Dana Gibson, The Violet, 1896, commercial relief process printed in purple ink. Detroit Institute of Arts, Collection of The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1989.196.
Feedback
We regularly update our object record as new research and findings emerge, and we welcome your feedback for correction or improvement.
Suggest Feedback