The Brown Sisters, Eastham, Massachusetts

2000

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

Four women are pictured in a group hug, standing close together facing the camera. They are shoulder to shoulder, with arms around each other, showing closeness. All four women have similar facial features - strong jawlines and high cheekbones. Their hair varies in length and style. The women are all wearing casual jackets and one is wearing earrings. The setting appears to be a beach with a sandy ground, cloudy sky, and dunes in the background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Zabriskie Gallery, New York, NY); NGA purchase, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The Serial Portrait: Photography and Identity in the Last One Hundred Years: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 30–December 31, 2012

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: The Brown Sisters Eastham, Mass. 2000 35/50; lower right verso in graphite: Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158512

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