Mr. Pyle's Studio
Date1912
Artist
Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach
(American painter and printmaker, 1878–1960)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions31 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (80 × 54.6 cm)
frame: 35 3/4 × 25 3/4 in. (90.8 × 65.4 cm)
frame: 35 3/4 × 25 3/4 in. (90.8 × 65.4 cm)
Credit LineLouisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 1934
Object number1934-22
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis painting depicts the interior of Howard Pyle’s studio. Painted after his death by his student Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach, the scene includes Pyle's painting The Mermaid, still on its easel. The scene is a reminder that turn-of-the-century studios were often filled with a variety of artifacts and replicas that served as inspiration and models for the artist.
