Medusa (Laura Dreyfus Barney)

A pale-faced woman with wide eyes and an open mouth stares out from a swirling mass of dark hair, with serpents coiling through it and down her arm. Loose, feathery brushwork in blues, greens and blacks builds a dramatic, misty setting, typical of pastel on canvas.

Artist

Alice Pike Barney

Date

1892

Medium

pastel on canvas

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2276 × 2999 px

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