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Painting of a nude siren with a teal fish tail seated on rocks, head resting on her arm, with a red wreath in her hair and calm sea behind her.

The Siren

A nude female siren with a fish tail sits on a rocky shore, her head bowed on one arm and a red-tinged wreath in her hair. The teal, scaled tail curls across the foreground while calm sea and cloudy sky fill the background; the oil painting is soft and moody.

Artist
Louis Loeb
Date
1904
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2108 × 2560 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1904).
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: La sirena, de Louis Loeb, 1904

Una sirena desnuda con cola de pez está sentada sobre una orilla rocosa, con la cabeza inclinada apoyada en un brazo y una corona rojiza en el cabello. La cola verde azulada y escamosa recorre el primer plano, mientras el mar en calma y el cielo nublado llenan el fondo; la pintura al óleo es suave y melancólica.

Português: A sereia, de Louis Loeb, 1904

Uma sereia nua com cauda de peixe está sentada sobre uma margem rochosa, com a cabeça inclinada apoiada em um braço e uma coroa avermelhada nos cabelos. A cauda verde-azulada e escamosa ocupa o primeiro plano, enquanto o mar calmo e o céu nublado preenchem o fundo; a pintura a óleo é suave e melancólica.