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Original – The models are Dolly (left, aged 11) and Polly (right, aged 7), the daughters of Sargent's friend illustrator Fred Barnard; they were selected because of the blonde colour of their hair.
Reason
A good quality, eye catching, high resolution image painted in 1885 when the artist John Singer Sargent was attempting move away from the scandal he caused the previous year with his Portrait of Madame X. Only a few moments each day gave the lighting effect he wanted to capture of the purple tinge of evening light.
Articles in which this image appears
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, John Singer Sargent and List of works by John Singer Sargent
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
John Singer Sargent

Promoted File:John Singer Sargent - Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:33, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]