"Wise One"

12 x 12"

oil on masonite
sold

I usually beeline to Jean Leon Gerome's paintings in museums - they are all extraordinary. His 'Portrait of a Woman' is like an old friend. I say my formal hello to this unknown, wise woman on my visits to the 'Tute'. On this occasion, she almost looks as if she disapproves of the modern-day, casual clothes on the two woman before her - bra straps and all. Or maybe she's thinking how lucky the future generations are.

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