Mirror,+The

Date: ca. 1910
 * [[image:https://s3.amazonaws.com/saam.media/files/styles/x_large/s3/images/1911/1911.2.4_2a.jpg?itok=HBc3AkaM width="242" height="298" link="@https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/mirror-20689"]] || Title: **The Mirror**

Artist: **Robert Reid** Born: Stockbridge, Massachusetts 1862 Died: Clifton Springs, New York 1929

Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 37 3/8 x 30 3/8 in. (94.9 x 77.0 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of William T. Evans

Accession: 1911.2.4 || The sinuous lines of the woman's neck, shoulders, and elegant gown reflect the curvilinear grace of the crane in flight on the Japanese screen. The round mirror that serves as the focal point of this composition is a symbol of vanity and the transience of earthly beauty, lending this work a contemplative aura.
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