Hilary Harkness

Shore Leave
2000

A stylized painting depicting a surreal scene with multiple women in various uniforms and states of undress, engaged in unusual activities in a blue-toned room. The woman in the foreground is on the phone, wearing lingerie and a skirt, while behind her, two women in nurse outfits appear to be playfully interacting with a third woman in a provocative pose. In the background, another nurse is seen through a doorway, and a woman in an elegant dress with a fur bag stands to the right, observing the scene. The artwork has a dreamlike, narrative quality, reminiscent of a scene from a vintage film or story.

A stylized painting depicting a surreal scene with multiple women in various uniforms and states of undress, engaged in unusual activities in a blue-toned room. The woman in the foreground is on the phone, wearing lingerie and a skirt, while behind her, two women in nurse outfits appear to be playfully interacting with a third woman in a provocative pose. In the background, another nurse is seen through a doorway, and a woman in an elegant dress with a fur bag stands to the right, observing the scene. The artwork has a dreamlike, narrative quality, reminiscent of a scene from a vintage film or story.

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Date
2000

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas mounted on plywood

Dimensions
Overall: 11 13/16 × 15 13/16in. (30 × 40.2 cm)

Accession number
2001.219

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Leslee and David Rogath

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/15231

Hilary Harkness
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