Pastel drawing of a woman with windblown hair emerging from hazy green and brown strokes suggesting woodland trees.

Vision through Woods

A young woman with long, windswept brown hair gazes forward from the center of a soft, feathery pastel composition. Her face emerges from loose, layered strokes of green, rust, and gray that suggest dense foliage and tree trunks behind her.

Artist: Alice Pike Barney
Date: ca. 1908
Medium: pastel on pulpboard
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 2000 × 3000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1913).
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

20th century 1900s 1908 pastel drawing forest woman portrait impressionist style alice pike barney soft focus landscape figure woodland muted palette