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For the Little One

William Merritt Chase

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman sitting on the floor. She wears a long white dress and a pink garment. Her dark hair is pulled up. She sits on a rug on a brown floor. A pink chair with a blue and white garment on it is behind her to the right. A window with white curtains and a view of greenery is behind the chair. Two framed pictures hang on a yellow wall to the left of the window. A small table is next to the woman. A large piece of furniture with a reflective surface is on the right. The title of the painting is "For the Little One" and the artist is William Merritt Chase.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1896
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
546 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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