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The Strange Thing Little Kiosai Saw in the River

John La Farge

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a woman's head and long dark hair floating on rippling water that is shades of blue and green. The woman's head is tilted back with her eyes closed and mouth open. A pink flower and a white petal float in the water in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1897
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on Japanese tissue laid down on white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 417 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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