"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."--Spinoza, Theologico-Political Treatise, 1670. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
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Object Details
- Artist
- Jean Hélion, French, born Couterne, France 1904-died Paris, France 1987
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America
- 1963
- Object number
- 1984.124.115
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 21 3/8 x 18 1/8 in. (54.3 x 46.0 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group
- Waterscape\wharf
- Architecture\boat\rowboat
- Record ID
- saam_1984.124.115
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk764149539-d154-4f31-ac44-cd849fb0f668
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