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Paul and Virginia

Close up of Paul and Virginia

A cluttered tabletop is strewn with books, a small sculpture, a vase, and a tobacco pipe. At the center, there is a book flipped open to an illustration. Parts of the pages are torn.
A cluttered tabletop is strewn with books, a small sculpture, a vase, and a tobacco pipe. At the center, there is a book flipped open to an illustration. Parts of the pages are torn.
Claude Raguet Hirst, Paul and Virginia, ca. 1900-05; Watercolor on paper, 24 x 23 3/4 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Claude Raguet Hirst

  • Title

    Paul and Virginia

  • Date

    ca. 1900-05

  • Medium

    Watercolor on paper

  • Dimensions

    24 x 23 3/4 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay

  • Image Credit

    Photo by Lee Stalsworth

  • On Display

    Yes

The Artist, Claude Raguet Hirst

Claude Raguet Hirst was the only American woman noted for painting hyperrealistic still lifes at the turn of the 20th century.