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Gertrude Käsebier — Mother and Child
Gertrude Käsebier

Mother and Child

1899

Käsebier's masterful use of the gum bichromate process creates soft, painterly tones that enhance the tender intimacy between figures in one of her most celebrated maternal subjects.

Medium
Gum bichromate print

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Gertrude Käsebier, Mother and Child, 1899

Käsebier's masterful use of the gum bichromate process creates soft, painterly tones that enhance the tender intimacy between figures in one of her most celebrated maternal subjects.

Medium
Gum bichromate print
Year
1899
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Mother and Child, Soft, 19th Century, American, Tender, Portrait, Gum Bichromate, Warm Tones, Pictorialism, Feminine

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art