The Brown Sisters, Truro, Massachusetts

2011

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

The image displays four women in a close-up portrait, showing their faces and upper bodies. The woman on the left looks to the side with short, dark hair. Next to her, another woman with short wavy hair stands facing forward, wrapped in a dark garment. The third woman has curly hair and a gentle expression, positioned centrally, while the woman on the right has shoulder-length wavy hair and a calm expression. Three women wear dark tops, and one wears a white cardigan with decorative edges. They have simple necklaces, one with a pendant. The background shows a light, possibly overcast sky.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nicholas Nixon; NGA purchase (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: The Brown Sisters, Truro, Mass 2011 28/50 P2011; lower right verso in graphite: Nicholas Nixon; by unknown hand, lower center verso in graphite: NN.3139.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64158528

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