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Two Women with Donkey

late 1870s

Auguste Giraudon's Artist

Associated Names

Auguste Giraudon's Artist

Artist, French, active 1870s

This is an image of two figures and a donkey in a natural setting. The photograph captures a scene with tall foliage and possibly trees surrounding an overgrown path or garden. One figure stands by a donkey carrying a second figure with a basket. In the distance, the silhouette of a building is faintly visible against the bright sky. The image has a sepia tone, accentuating the texture of the leaves and the softness of the natural light.

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Artwork overview

Medium

albumen silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Charles Isaacs and Robert Hershkowitz
Dimensions

image: 4 3/16 x 6 5/8 in. (10.7 x 16.9 cm)
Accession Number

2007.97.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York); gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Isaacs, Charles

Wikidata ID

Q64145073

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