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The Fortune Teller 1905

by Thomas Dewing

Thomas Wilmer Dewing’s preferred subjects were elegant women of the Gilded Age depicted with an air of mystery. In this scene, a fortune teller dressed in a Renaissance costume looks down at her cards. The other female sits with eyes closed. Their expressionless faces provide few hints at a narrative. The muted colors and soft brushwork create such a dreamy atmosphere i...

Size:: 40 × 50,5 cm
Medium:: oil on panel
Credit:: Courtesy of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
More:: https://crystalbridges.emuseum.com/objects/705/the-fortune-teller?ctx=e0ba65a7f2186095e5dedb36644be7d1742940bb&idx=0

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