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Muted painting of a tall robed figure leaning toward a younger figure in a dark red shirt, standing among shadowy trees with pale light behind them.

Lulling and Soothing the Mind into a Quietude

A soft, muted oil sketch shows a tall figure in a long, draped gray-rose gown leaning toward a younger figure in a dark red shirt and gray trousers. They stand together in a shadowy wooded setting, with pale light glowing behind them and loose, feathery brushwork throughout.

Artist
Frank Vincent DuMond
Date
1903
Medium
Oil on canvas on board
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2505 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1903).
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, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Arrullando y calmando la mente hacia la quietud

Un boceto al óleo suave y apagado muestra una figura alta con una larga túnica drapeada gris rosado inclinada hacia una figura más joven con camisa roja oscura y pantalón gris. Ambas se encuentran en un bosque sombrío, con luz pálida detrás y pinceladas sueltas en toda la superficie.

Português: Embalando e acalmando a mente até a quietude

Um esboço a óleo suave e sóbrio mostra uma figura alta, com longo manto drapeado cinza-rosado, inclinada em direção a uma figura mais jovem de camisa vermelho-escura e calça cinza. Ambas estão em um bosque sombrio, com luz pálida ao fundo e pinceladas soltas por toda a superfície.