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Two Ladies

Winslow Homer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts two women sitting on a brown patterned ottoman. The woman on the left wears a white dress with a blue sash, and a white hat with a black ribbon; she has dark hair. The woman on the right wears a white dress and a dark hat; she has light hair. The women are dressed in long white dresses with several layers of fabric. The background of the image is a mottled gray and green color. The artist's signature, "HOMER 1880," is visible on the ottoman. The title of the painting is "Two Ladies". It is by Winslow Homer.

Artwork details

Date:
1880
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 522 px
Museum record:
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