Art, literature & history
The Great Mother
c. 1913
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 102.24 × 66.68 cm (40 1/4 × 26 1/4 in.) framed: 118.11 × 81.28 cm (46 1/2 × 32 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2015.19.54
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Arthur B. Davies. The Great Mother. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Great Mother — Arthur B. Davies. c. 1913.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 102.24 × 66.68 cm (40 1/4 × 26 1/4 in.) framed: 118.11 × 81.28 cm (46 1/2 × 32 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2015.19.54. Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Lizzie P. Bliss, 1931).
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.