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Destitute Dead Mother holding her sleeping Child in Winter

Octave Tassaert

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman sitting on the ground, leaning against a wall with her head tilted back. She is dressed in a brown dress and green skirt. The woman is holding a sleeping child in her arms. The background features a dark wooden door. The woman's facial expression appears to be one of sadness or despair. The overall atmosphere of the painting is somber and melancholic. The woman and child are positioned in a corner, with bare tree branches visible.

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673 × 900 px
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