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Leido Beach: End of Wharf

1973

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An oil painting of a coastal landscape with seven nude female figures. Five of the nude figures are sitting or reclining in front of a walled structure by the sea. Two of the nude figures are standing on the left side of the painting in front of a walled structure. The background of the painting is blue, and the walled structure is gray with a black outline and a doorway painting on the left side and a window on the right. The painting is signed in the bottom right corner, [J.L. Wells ‘73] in black paint. The back of the painting has the title written on it in black marker on the bottom left side and on the top left side is the price of the painting.

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Catalog reference: 2023.111.11

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