A Young Black Woman Fetching Water

Eugène Delacroix

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a young black woman wearing a yellow robe with a white head covering, a green shirt underneath, and a red sash around her waist. She is standing barefoot on dirt with a large clay jug to her left. A long white cloth trails behind her to the right. In the background, a smaller figure of a woman in white is visible to the left. The scene is set against a stone structure with a sloping roof and a blue sky. The woman's attire includes a white head covering, a yellow robe with colorful trim, a green shirt, and a red sash. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.