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Pastel portrait of a woman with wind-blown red-gold hair and a fierce sidelong glare, set against a dark swirling cloak and background.

Lucifer (Natalie Clifford Barney)

Pastel on canvas shows a woman with wind-swept, golden-red hair and a fierce, sidelong stare, her face lit against a dark ground. A heavy black cloak sweeps behind her in loose, feathery strokes, and the whole composition is built from smudged, energetic marks of dark blue, green and ochre.

Artist
Alice Pike Barney
Date
1902
Medium
pastel on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2479 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1902).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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