One Dollar Silver Certificate - Victor Dubreuil

Through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection

"One Dollar Silver Certificate" by Victor Dubreuil (1898–1900) Oil on canvas.

Commentary

"One Dollar Silver Certificate" by Victor Dubreuil (1898–1900) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Its painted surface guides your eye through color, brushwork, and contrast rather than through narrative alone. Themes to notice include Realism, painting. This piece is held in the source collection's Arts of the Americas collection. Victor Dubreuil is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Victor Dubreuil American, born France, 1842–after 1910. The work is cataloged within a New York cultural context. It is associated with the Realism period. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as painting, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Oil on canvas) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (22.9 × 30.5 cm (9 × 12 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include Realism, painting. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/69541

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data