May from the Twelve Months Panels
Artist
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter
(Austrian/American, 1867-1915)
Date1892-93
CultureAmerican
MediumMarble
ClassificationSculpture
ProvenanceKarl Theodore Francis Bitter [1867 - 1915], by 1891; Collis Potter Huntington [1821 - 1900], 1891 - his death 1900; inherited by his wife Arabella Huntington, 1900 - her death 1924; inherited by Henry Huntington, 1924 - 1926; purchased at auction by John Ringling, 1924- 1936; donated to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936 - present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN11657.5
To the right, two boys and a girl play at tug-o-war, suggesting springtime recreation as well as May’s connection to courtship. To the left, three children feed flowers to a sheep, hinting at the activity of shearing.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 21
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