Flora Baum in Classical Dress, 1903
Courtesy of the Mercer Museum/Bucks County Historical Society
Vital Statistics
Charcoal drawing on paper, 24 x 19 inchesSigned and dated, lr: “Wm. T. Trego 1903.”
Inscribed at bottom in a different hand: “Flora Baum.”
Mercer Museum/Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Commentary
This is the earliest known image of Flora Baum by Trego and documents the fact that Walter Emerson Baum and Flora Barndt Baum had gone to North Wales to take art instruction from Trego in 1903 and not 1904, as is sometimes reported. Though Flora posed several times for Trego as the mother of Jesus in various renderings of the nativity, in this sketch she does not appear to be portraying any particular personage, though she is wearing long, flowing robes of a classical or ancient design.Exhibitions
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, James A. Michener Art Museum, June 3-Oct 2, 2011: "So Bravely and So Well: The Life and Art of William T. Trego."Condition
The drawing is framed under glass and appears to be in good condition.< The Mud March, 1901 Flora Baum in Coat and Hat, Seated, Full Figure and Head Vie... >