Object details
Accession number
P33s55
Primary Creator
Joseph Urban
(Vienna, 1872 - 1933, New York City)
Full title
Sphynxe
Creation Date
1903
Provenance
Painted for the production of Die Sphinx (The Sphynx), a comedy by playwright and author, Marie Eugenie delle Grazie (1864-1931) at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
Probably a gift from Joseph Urban to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1911-1915.
Marks
Inscribed (lower left): "SPHYNXE AUS. DER. KLASSISCHEM WALLPURGISNACHT. FAUST. IL. TEIL."
Inscribed (lower right): "AUS. DER. WIENER. BURGTHEATER - AUFFUHRRUNG...JOS. URBAN."
Dimensions
22.38 x 19 cm (8 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Watercolor, pastel, and crayon on paper
Dimension Notes
Frame: 22.9 x 19.1 cm (9 x 7 1/2 in.)
Web Commentary
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Permanent Gallery Location
Vatichino
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