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Las Manolas (Models in Seville)
Artist
Mora, Francis Luis
(1874 - 1940)
Datecirca 1909
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionscanvas: 36 × 40 in. (91.4 × 101.6 cm)
frame: 45 × 48 1/2 × 3 in. (114.3 × 123.2 × 7.6 cm)
frame: 45 × 48 1/2 × 3 in. (114.3 × 123.2 × 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL
Credit LineClara S. Peck Fund
Object number2022.7.1
Descriptionalmost squarish scene of two young Spanish women (models). The woman on the right wears the recognizable garments: a white lace mantilla, a flounced skirt with bold flowers and a delicate white embroidered shawl. She is joined by another woman, to her left, wearing a dark dress and a matching black, flowered shawl. They sit indoors on an ornate Neoclassical couch and are surrounded by hanging blankets and wall tapestries. Both gaze towards the viewer. Surrounded by a dark environment, the effect is a striking composition in which the figures connect directly with the audience to draw us into the richly textured room. (see 2022.7.2 for watercolor study)Collections
- Early Modernism and Pre-War Art
Not on view