The Brown Sisters, Falmouth, Massachusetts

1998

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

Four women are standing closely together from the waist up, facing the camera. The woman on the left has short, dark hair and wears a dark long-sleeve top. The next woman has long, dark hair and a turtleneck sweater, with drop earrings. The third woman has curly, light-colored hair partially tied back, wearing a sleeveless top. The woman on the right has short, dark hair and a dark round-neck sweater. The background shows blurred trees and a cloudy sky.

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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 Falmouth, Mass 1998 34/50; lower right verso in graphite: Nicholas Nixon

Wikidata ID

Q64158510

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