Two Seated Women
Technique: Giclée quality print
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The painting depicts two women seated closely together. The woman on the left is dressed in a sleeveless, black swimsuit, sitting with her arms resting on her raised knees, her gaze straightforward yet somewhat detached. Her hair is short and styled plainly. The woman on the right wears a white blouse, green skirt, and a black hat tipped rakishly over one eye. She rests her chin on her hand, elbow propped on her knee, looking contemplative and poised. The style is defined by strong outlines and flat areas of color, giving it a graphic, poster-like quality.
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Edward Penfield (1866-1925) was an influential American poster artist, considered as the father of the American poster movement. He was employed as an art editor for Harper’s Weekly, Monthly, and Harper’s Bazaar, where he made posters advertising each issue of the magazine for over seven years. His art was avant-garde with less concern for the dramatic curving lines of Art Nouveau, inspired by Japanese ukiyo-e block prints, figure drawings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, color lithographies by Jules Chéret, and other contemporary artists. He created simplified scenes of daily life in saturated colors, including horses, cats, sports, and women’s fashion.