Fruit Bearers

c.1922

Cleo Damianakes

Associated Names
Cleo Damianakes

Artist, American, active 1922/1940

The image shows three women standing close together. They each have their arms raised and are interacting with a garland of fruit above their heads. The woman on the left leans slightly and looks down, the woman in the center faces forward with a calm expression, and the woman on the right faces to the side, with her head turned toward the left. Their hair varies in length and style, with the left and right women having long loose hair, while the center woman's hair is more neatly styled. They are dressed in draped, loose-fitting outfits that look like robes or tunics with visible textured patterns. The background includes botanical elements like small trees or plants around them, with intricately designed foliage wrapping around the arch they stand under. There is no visible jewelry or other objects aside from the fruit garland they appear to be interacting with.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.9 × 14.4 cm (7 1/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
    plate: 19.3 × 15.3 cm (7 5/8 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 20.1 cm (11 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.4 × 22.9 cm (11 15/16 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2913


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"Cleo Damianakes" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. ""Fruit Bearers"" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64954501

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