The Green Cushion

Irving Ramsey Wiles

ca. 1895 · Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper · The American Wing

This watercolor portrays a young woman reclining on an Empire revival-style recamier couch. The woman at leisure was a popular subject in late-nineteenth-century American painting. An exceptionally fresh demonstration of Wiles's work in watercolor, "The Green Cushion" was awarded the William T. Evans Prize for the best entry at the American Water Color Society's 1897 exhibition.

Artist

Irving Ramsey Wiles

Date

ca. 1895

Medium

Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Ann M. and Thomas W. Barwick, and Purchase, Ann M. and Thomas W. Barwick Gift, 1994