The Brown Sisters, Wellfleet, Massachusetts

2014

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

Four women are standing closely together in a line. From left to right, they stand shoulder-to-shoulder, looking at the camera. The first woman has short, dark hair, a calm expression, and wears a short-sleeved top with a watch on her wrist. The second woman has short, dark hair, a gentle expression, wears a light, flowy blouse, and a dangling earring. The third woman has textured, wavy hair pulled back and is dressed in a long-sleeved dark top. The last woman has long, darker hair and a firm gaze. The setting appears to be indoors, with a wooden or textured backdrop.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Randi and Bob Fisher Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.6 × 24.7 cm (7 11/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.58.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco); NGA purchase, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Nicholas Nixon; by artist, across bottom in graphite: The Brown Sisters Wellfleet, Mass. 2014 38/50; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: NN.3821.Y

Wikidata ID

Q64158532

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