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Sail Makers [recto]

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr.

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of an interior workshop space with figures altering uniforms. The room is dimly lit with several figures working on sewing or altering activities around a table. They are focused on a pile of white fabric. The room has a large window with a grid pattern, letting in light from outside. This painting is done in the style of Édouard Vuillard.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1870-1900
Medium
pen and black ink, watercolor, and gouache over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
4000 × 3369 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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