Soft pastel portrait of a young woman with long auburn hair, head tilted, wearing red, against a blended brown and ochre background.

Reverie: Pastel Portrait of a Young Woman with Auburn Hair

A young woman with long auburn hair tilts her head slightly, gazing off to one side with a dreamy expression. She wears a red garment against a soft, blended background of brown, ochre, and blue. The pastel strokes are smudged and feathered, giving the head a hazy, meditative quality.

Artist: Alice Pike Barney
Date: n.d.
Medium: pastel on pulpboard
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 2311 × 3000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
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

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