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Edmond-François Aman-Jean
Hesiod Listening to the Inspirations of the Musecirca 1890

Not on view
Horizontal oil painting of a wide grassy field at dusk with two figures at right — one with large white wings in a flowing white dress — and haystacks in the distance under a pale rose and sage sky
Artist or Maker
Edmond-François Aman-Jean
France, 1860-1935
Title
Hesiod Listening to the Inspirations of the Muse
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1890
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
27 1/2 x 43 1/2 in.; 69.85 x 110.49 cm; Framed: 34 1/2 x 51.126 in. (87.63 x 129.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Herman and Lila Shickman
Accession Number
M.86.137
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.