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Etching of a nude woman with dark hair standing before a dark doorway, with a faint second figure at left, in grays.

Doorway to Illusion

A nude female figure with long dark hair and eyes lowered stands at center, arms folded across her body, in front of a dark doorway-like shape. A pale, faint second figure appears at left against shadowy tonal washes of aquatint. The composition is layered and dreamlike, with a narrow range of grays.

Artist
Arthur B. Davies
Date
1919
Medium
soft-ground etching and aquatint on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2045 × 2560 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1919).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Puerta a la ilusión, aguafuerte de Arthur B. Davies

Una figura femenina desnuda, de cabello largo y oscuro y ojos bajos, está de pie en el centro con los brazos cruzados frente a una forma oscura que parece una puerta. A la izquierda aparece una segunda figura pálida y tenue sobre fondos de aguatinta sombríos. La composición es estratificada y onírica, con una gama estrecha de grises.

Português: Porta para a ilusão, água-forte de Arthur B. Davies

Uma figura feminina nua, de cabelo longo e escuro e olhos baixos, está de pé no centro com os braços cruzados diante de uma forma escura semelhante a uma porta. À esquerda, aparece uma segunda figura pálida e tênue sobre fundos de aquatinta sombrios. A composição é em camadas e onírica, com uma gama estreita de cinzas.

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