Henry Schnakenberg

Conversation
1930

An oil painting depicting two women in a domestic setting. The woman on the left is seated, wearing a black dress with a yellow patterned shawl, her hand resting on her cheek in a contemplative pose. The woman on the right is reclining, her head propped up by a pillow, engrossed in reading a book with a green and white checkered cover. The background features a muted brown tone with a hint of objects on a table, suggesting a cozy, intimate atmosphere. The artist's signature, M.E. Schmalenberg, is visible at the bottom right.

An oil painting depicting two women in a domestic setting. The woman on the left is seated, wearing a black dress with a yellow patterned shawl, her hand resting on her cheek in a contemplative pose. The woman on the right is reclining, her head propped up by a pillow, engrossed in reading a book with a green and white checkered cover. The background features a muted brown tone with a hint of objects on a table, suggesting a cozy, intimate atmosphere. The artist's signature, M.E. Schmalenberg, is visible at the bottom right.

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Date
1930

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 50 1/4 × 36 1/4in. (127.6 × 92.1 cm)

Accession number
31.338

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/100

Exhibitions

Breaking Ground: The Whitney’s Founding Collection

Apr 28–Sept 18, 2011

Henry Schnakenberg
12 works in the collection

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