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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
Museum record:
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