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Isle of Lesbos : Classical Art : Luke Fildes

An Al-Fresco Toilet, 1889

by Luke Fildes

Oil on canvas - click on the image to see a detail view [46k]

A kind viewer who knows the subjects portrayed in this painting filled me in on the background--the redhead is his great grandmother, and the woman combing her hair is a house servant. A very lovely painting showing feminine interaction. Thank you James, for sharing the background with me.