Sisters

1907

Bertha Lum

Associated Names
Bertha Lum

Artist, American, 1879 - 1954

The image depicts two figures shown from the thighs up. The figure at the top is standing with their head slightly bowed and eyes closed. Their hair is styled neatly. The clothing is a simple garment with minimal detailing. The second figure below is seated and reading a book. Their head is tilted downward, focusing on the pages. This figure's hair mirrors the styling of the first figure. They are attired in a robe with an abstract pattern and a dark sash. The scene is set against a plain, light-colored background with an aged texture.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodblock on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 39.37 × 7.94 cm (15 1/2 × 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 42.55 × 9.53 cm (16 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2933

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gravalos & Pulin 1990, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hilton Simmons, Arlington, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987; acquired 2015 by the Natioanl Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1990

  • Gravalos, Mary Evans O'Keefe, and Carol Pulin. Bertha Lum. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990, p. 94, no. 14.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: no / 141 / copyright 1907 by; lower right in graphite: Bertha Lum

Wikidata ID

Q77008808

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