Study for Las Manolas

Artist Mora, Francis Luis (1874 - 1940)

Datecirca 1909

Dimensionssheet: 17 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (44.5 × 52.1 cm)
frame: 25 1/4 × 29 1/2 × 2 in. (64.1 × 74.9 × 5.1 cm)

ClassificationsART, 2-DIMENSIONAL

Credit LineClara S. Peck Fund

Object number2022.7.2

Descriptionalmost squarish scene of two young Spanish women (models), where artist has reversed the orientation of the scene from his painting (see 2022.7.1). The woman on the left sits in a more upright position with her head slightly tilted downward. She wears a white lace mantilla, a flounced skirt and a delicate white embroidered shawl. She is joined by another woman, to her right, wearing a dark dress and a matching black, flowered shawl. Her head is tilted to the left, and her eyes are closed. They sit indoors on a couch with hanging blankets in background.

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