This is a painting of an interior room with vibrant decor. The scene is showcasing a living room or sitting area with soft visible brushstrokes that bleed together. A blue sofa is on the left, with a person sitting on it with their legs crossed, appearing to read a large green book. In the center, there is a wooden table with a colorful cloth, a bouquet of flowers in a green vase, and a bowl of orange objects. The table has two large windows behind it. Light filters through large purple curtains, casting shadows on the floor. Bowls and vases are arranged on the windowsill. The dominant…
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Self-Portrait: Interior of My New York Apartment

George Luks (American, 1866 - 1933)

1927

Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper mounted to board
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 35.88 × 51.12 cm (14 1/8 × 20 1/8 in.) ; board: 47.63 × 68.26 cm (18 3/4 × 26 7/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of William L. Harding, 1979)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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