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Puppet: "Judy"

Dorothy Brennan

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a marionette doll and an additional face mask. The painting depicts a doll dressed in a traditional floral-patterned dress with a lace-trimmed apron and a matching headpiece. The doll's face is painted with vibrant colors, featuring rosy cheeks, exaggerated red smiling lips, and dark eyebrows. Beside the doll, there is an additional face mask. The use of detailed patterns on the fabric and the textured appearance of the lace contribute to the lifelike quality of the painting.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard
Dimensions
3203 × 4304 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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