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One of two pale-skinned women standing by a window reads a letter and smiles in this vertical painting. Both women wear white caps. The woman reading the letter is the younger of the pair, and she stands to our left. She holds the paper to catch the light coming from the window, which is mostly covered with a white and pink-checked curtain. Her body faces us, but she turns her smooth-cheeked face to the letter in her hands. Her eyebrows are lifted, and her closed lips curve in a faint smile. She wears a wide-sleeved, black shirt over a white garment and a long brown skirt. The other, older…

The Letter

Gari Melchers (American, 1860 - 1932)

1882 · oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art · Corcoran Collection (Edward C. and Mary Walker Collection, 1937)

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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