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Woman Floating in a River Attended by Two Female Spirits

c. 1895

Frederick Trapp Friis

Associated Names

Frederick Trapp Friis

Artist, American, 1865 - 1909

The image displays swirling lines and curved shapes forming an abstract scene with three figures in the center. The background features shadowy lines resembling trees and water.

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Artwork overview

Medium

charcoal and graphite heightened with white and touches of orange on tan laid paper
Credit Line

Mary Hopkins Gibb Fund
Dimensions

overall (irregular): 48.2 x 63.2 cm (19 x 24 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2007.55.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 2007 from Nissman, Abromson, Ltd., Brookline, Massachusetts.

Associated Names

Nissman, Abromson & Co.

Exhibition History

2008

Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 102.

Inscriptions

stamped in black, lower right: ff

Wikidata ID

Q64570748

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