The Brown Family

Amerikanische Malerei 1865–1870, 1869

This painting depicts three individuals in a room. An elderly man is seated on a wooden chair, reading a newspaper, with a child standing beside him. The man has balding gray hair, round spectacles, and is dressed in a black suit. The child, wearing a bright blue coat and hat, faces the man with their back toward us. They have short blond hair that falls to their shoulders in soft ringlets. The man looks down at the child with a slight smile. On the right, a woman in a black dress sits on another chair, knitting. She looks up toward the man and child. All three of these people have light skin. The room around them has red curtains, white paneled walls, rich brown furniture, and an ornate white fireplace on the far right.
Artista
Amerikanische Malerei 1865–1870
Datazione
1869
Tipologia
Dipinto
Tecnica
Olio su carta applicata su tela
Dimensioni
59 × 72,4 cm
Collezione
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenza
Pubblico dominio, CC0

Descrizione dell’immagine

This painting depicts three individuals in a room. An elderly man is seated on a wooden chair, reading a newspaper, with a child standing beside him. The man has balding gray hair, round spectacles, and is dressed in a black suit. The child, wearing a bright blue coat and hat, faces the man with their back toward us. They have short blond hair that falls to their shoulders in soft ringlets. The man looks down at the child with a slight smile. On the right, a woman in a black dress sits on another chair, knitting. She looks up toward the man and child. All three of these people have light skin. The room around them has red curtains, white paneled walls, rich brown furniture, and an ornate white fireplace on the far right.

Amerikanische Malerei 1865–1870