William Sergeant KendallVerenigde Staten, 1869–1938An Interlude
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., Verenigde Staten
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- Ongewijzigd sinds
- 25 sep 2026
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- De eigen collectiegegevens van het museum
About the painting
William Kendall had three daughters whom he loved to paint in tender moments with their mother, Margaret. Here, the closed curtain and open book suggest a bedtime story, but there is a tantalizing hint of another meaning in this image. Margaret Kendall turns her face away from her husband to focus her affection on her daughter, who looks out at us with a wide-eyed, almost haunted expression. The title suggests a quiet moment before something happens, and it is possible that this image foreshadowed the disintegration of Kendall’s family. When An Interlude was painted, the artist had begun a relationship with the adolescent niece of artist Albert Herter. Kendall eventually divorced Margaret, resigned his teaching position at Yale, and retired to Hot Springs, Virginia, with Christine Herter.
Exhibition Label, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 1909.7.36
What it shows
Bronnen
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: the museum's own open data · opgehaald 5 dagen geleden
- Afbeelding: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
