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Painting of women on a turquoise balcony: one reclines in pink, one stands in a dark robe, one in a white kimono plays a long-necked instrument, with a hazy river behind.

Variations in Flesh Colour and Green - The Balcony

A hazy riverside view with factory chimneys frames figures on a turquoise balcony. A reclining woman in pink lies beside a standing figure in a dark robe, while a seated woman in a white patterned kimono plays a long-necked instrument, with pink blossoms in the foreground.

Artist
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)
Date
1864-1870; additions 1870-1879
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
3198 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1879).
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, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Variaciones en color carne y verde - El balcón

Una vista brumosa de un río con chimeneas de fábrica enmarca a varias figuras en un balcón turquesa. Una mujer recostada de rosa yace junto a una figura de pie con un vestido oscuro, mientras una mujer sentada con un kimono blanco estampado toca un instrumento de mástil largo, con flores rosadas en primer plano.

Português: Variações em cor de carne e verde - O balcão

Uma vista nebulosa de um rio com chaminés de fábrica emoldura figuras em um balcão turquesa. Uma mulher reclinada de rosa repousa ao lado de uma figura em pé com vestido escuro, enquanto uma mulher sentada, com um quimono branco estampado, toca um instrumento de braço longo, com flores cor-de-rosa em primeiro plano.

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