Farm Interior
ca. 1924
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Wesley Halpert and Mrs. Carolyn Halpert
Accession Number
1979.116
Tags
Art Historical Context
Samuel Halpert's *Farm Interior* (ca. 1924) captures the quiet intimacy of rural American life, inviting viewers into a cozy farmhouse setting. The painting features a waist-length figure, likely a woman engaged in sewing at a table laden with fruit, evoking a sense of domesticity. Rendered in oil on canvas, this work is part of the Smithsonian American Museum's collection, generously gifted by Dr. Wesleypert and Mrs. Carolyn Halpert, the artist's legacy within one of the nation's premier repositories of American art. Born in Russia and trained in Paris under the influence of modern masters l...