1898
oil
canvas
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Dominant colour
The Squirrel is a 1898 oil by James Jebusa Shannon, a Impressionism work, held at Brooklyn Museum.
The painting shows a young girl in a white dress with purple polka dots, holding a squirrel. The girl has long blonde hair and is wearing a white dress with puffy sleeves. She is holding the squirrel up to her face, and the squirrel is looking at her. The background of the painting is dark, which makes the girl and the squirrel stand out. The girl's dress is loose-fitting, and her hair is down. The squirrel is small and brown, with a bushy tail. The girl's face is blurred, but she appears to be smiling. The overall mood of the painting is playful and innocent. The artist who painted this is James Jebusa Shannon.
Sir James Jebusa Shannon (3 February 1862 – 6 March 1923) was an Anglo-American artist. In 1886 he married Florence Mary Cartwright (d. 1948), with whom he had an only child, the illustrator Kitty Shannon (1887–1974).
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