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Painting of a nude woman with flowing red hair standing barefoot in a sunlit autumn meadow with trees behind her.

Indian Summer

A nude woman with long, wind-blown red hair and a thin band across her brow stands barefoot on a sunlit grassy slope, her arms loosely crossed before her. Trees and warm golden foliage fill the background, and soft, feathery brushwork gives the figure and landscape a glowing, late-summer atmosphere.

Artist
Kenyon Cox
Date
1887
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
962 × 1961 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
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: Verano indio, pintura al óleo de Kenyon Cox (1887)

Una mujer desnuda, con cabello largo y rojizo agitado por el viento y una cinta fina en la frente, está de pie descalza sobre una pendiente de hierba iluminada por el sol, con los brazos cruzados con suavidad. Árboles y follaje dorado llenan el fondo, y las pinceladas suaves dan a la figura y al paisaje un aire brillante de fin de verano.

Português: Verão indiano, pintura a óleo de Kenyon Cox (1887)

Uma mulher nua, de cabelos longos e ruivos soprados pelo vento e uma fina faixa na testa, está descalça sobre uma encosta gramada iluminada pelo sol, com os braços cruzados de leve à frente do corpo. Árvores e folhagem dourada preenchem o fundo, e as pinceladas suaves dão à figura e à paisagem um clima brilhante de fim de verão.

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