Lady with a Lute
1886 · Oil on wood · National Gallery of Art, Washington
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About this work
- Artist
- Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851–1938)
- Year
- 1886
- Medium
- Oil on wood
- Original size
- 50.8 × 40 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Movement
- Tonalism
A woman in a long green dress sits in profile on a low chair playing a lute against a dark ground, her figure modelled softly in shadow. Dewing painted it in 1886, early in his career, when he was influenced by Renaissance and Dutch painting; later his women moved outdoors into misty green fields. It is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A dark, musical portrait in green and gold for a music room, bedroom or study in a dark wood frame. It suits deep green, charcoal or warm white walls and is a gift for a musician.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Tonalism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1886)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- intimate
- Rooms
- bedroom, study or library, living room, dining room, dorm room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
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A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.



























