The Brown Sisters, Truro, Massachusetts

2017

Nicholas Nixon

Associated Names
Nicholas Nixon

Artist, American, born 1947

The image shows four women closely grouped together. The woman on the far left has short, wavy hair and rests her hand on the shoulder of the woman next to her, who has short, straight hair. Next to her, a woman with curly, voluminous hair stands, and the woman on the right has long, thick hair. Their expressions are neutral and focused, with varied facial features accentuated by soft natural lighting. The woman on the far right wears a collared shirt and a necklace with a heart-shaped pendant. The background features a light-colored curtain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.7 × 24.6 cm (7 3/4 × 9 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 25.2 cm (8 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.154.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nicholas Nixon, Brookline, MA; NGA purchase (through Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Nicholas Nixon; lower left in graphite: THE BROWN SISTERS TRURO, MASS 2017 38150 p2017; by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: NN.4687.4


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