Maternidad

Amanda de Leon, artist

1908–1990

Maternidad, 1950s

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: board; oil

Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 58.4 x 49.5 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 23 x 19 1/2 in

Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Perry

Accession number: 1955.0047

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Amanda de Leon was born in Spain and spent her childhood in Venezuela. She was the daughter of Rafael Andrade, a well-known portrait painter of Madrid. Although she later spent much of her career in New York, her artistic practice remained firmly rooted in her Spanish heritage. This painting of a nun gently closing the shutters as a child sleeps was last exhibited at the University of Kansas Art Museum (a precursor to the Spencer Museum) in 1956.

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