Woman Floating in a River Attended by Several Female Spirits

c. 1895

Frederick Trapp Friis

Associated Names
Frederick Trapp Friis

Artist, American, 1865 - 1909

The image shows a ground-level perspective with foliage and trees in the distance aligned with the horizon. The drawing uses soft, blurred strokes, likely charcoal or pencil. The color palette is monochromatic with various shades of brown and black. Close towards us are faint outlines of figures in misty surroundings, with spindly vegetation rising and grassy elements present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal with spattering on tan laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Mary Hopkins Gibb Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 48.1 x 62.6 cm (18 15/16 x 24 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.55.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 104.

Inscriptions

stamped in black, lower right: ff

Wikidata ID

Q64570749

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