The image shows two women captured in a vertical composition where both are visible from the waist up. They are positioned facing each other in a close manner. The woman on the left is seen in profile with hair styled in soft curls framing her face. The woman on the right is looking slightly down with her head turned towards the other, her hair also curly with a noticeable flower adorning it. Both women wear elegant and elaborate dresses with puffed sleeves and lace detailing. The woman on the right holds a small bouquet of dark flowers in her right hand. They appear to be in an indoor…
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Two Sisters

Gertrude Käsebier (American, 1852 - 1934)

c. 1906

Medium
multiple gum dichromate print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
mount: 35.6 x 28.1 cm (14 x 11 1/16 in.) ; image: 20.4 x 15.4 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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