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Painting of two women in a twilit landscape: one in a pale yellow gown bending near water, another in profile playing a stringed instrument beneath dark trees.

Evensong

Under a dark, rounded tree and a pale evening sky, a woman in a flowing pale yellow gown bends low at the left edge, while another in a white-collared dress turns in profile to play a lute-like instrument. The soft, blended brushwork gives the scene a dreamy, twilight calm.

Artist
Arthur B. Davies
Date
ca. 1898?
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2318 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1908).
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: Evensong, pintura al óleo de Arthur B. Davies

Bajo un árbol oscuro y redondeado y un cielo vespertino pálido, una mujer con un vestido amarillo claro y fluido se inclina en el borde izquierdo, mientras otra, con un vestido de cuello blanco, gira de perfil para tocar un instrumento parecido a un laúd. La pincelada suave y difuminada transmite una calma onírica de crepúsculo.

Português: Evensong, pintura a óleo de Arthur B. Davies

Sob uma árvore escura e arredondada e um céu vespertino pálido, uma mulher com um vestido amarelo claro e fluido se curva na borda esquerda, enquanto outra, de vestido com gola branca, vira de perfil para tocar um instrumento semelhante a um alaúde. A pincelada suave e esfumada transmite uma calma onírica de crepúsculo.

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