The Healing Touch, Will Hicok Low

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Will Hicok Low, The Healing Touch
Will Hicok Low, The Healing Touch
Will Hicok Low
The Healing Touch
1906
The Healing Touch, 1906
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: canvas; oil
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 213.7 x 152.6 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 84 1/8 x 60 1/16 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 89 x 65 x 1 3/4 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1981.0109
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "xy," Jun-2009, Kris Ercums This painting likely portrays the so-called “woman of adultery” or Mary Magdelene, in an encounter with Jesus Christ. Jesus said he was healed by this woman, although many may see the healing as going in the other direction, with Jesus healing the woman from the wounds of her adulterous past. The somewhat androgynous portrayal of the man reflects the ethos of the era around 1900, when a “feminized” aesthetic held sway in artistic and literary circles in France (where Will Low studied) and the United States. However, the woman’s wilting form contrasts with the powerfully erect male figure, following more conventional gender distinctions from this time period. Susan Earle, Curator of European and American Art