TitleThe Book
Artist
Louis Loeb
(1866 - 1909)
Date1906
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 19 1/4 × 15 7/8 in.
Framed: 31 × 28 × 1 3/4 in.
SignedSigned at lower left: "-LOUIS-LOEB-1906-"
SubmissionNA diploma presentation, February 4, 1907
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY
Object number782-P
Label TextLoeb's vaguely sullen figure placed on a rough boulder shot through with touches of green and violet is surrounded by the thick foliage of a dark forest. In 1905, Samuel Isham commented on the increasing importance of landscape elements in the work of Loeb. In addition, he warned of a pronounced European look and an occasional "over-sweet" effect.
