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Pastel profile portrait of a woman with long black hair and a white earring, wearing a blue garment with white oval decorations, against a pale background.

Night woman, a Blackfeet of Montana. Pastel by W. Langdon Kihn, 1926.

A pastel profile portrait of a woman facing right, her long black hair falling over her shoulder and a white disc earring visible. She wears a bright blue garment decorated with rows of large white oval shapes and a red-and-white bead collar at the neck. The plain pale background sets off the smooth, finely blended modeling of her face.

Artist
W. Langdon Kihn
Date
1926
Medium
Portrait drawings Pastels (Visual works) Drawings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3019 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1926.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Night Woman, mujer blackfeet de Montana, retrato en pastel de W. Langdon Kihn, 1926

Retrato de perfil en pastel de una mujer mirando hacia la derecha, con largo cabello negro que cae sobre el hombro y un pendiente blanco en forma de disco visible. Lleva una prenda azul brillante decorada con hileras de grandes formas blancas ovaladas y un collar de cuentas rojo y blanco en el cuello. El fondo claro y liso realza el modelado suave y finamente difuminado del rostro.

Português: Night Woman, mulher blackfeet de Montana, retrato em pastel de W. Langdon Kihn, 1926

Retrato de perfil em pastel de uma mulher voltada para a direita, com longos cabelos pretos caindo sobre o ombro e um brinco branco em forma de disco visível. Ela veste uma peça azul vibrante decorada com fileiras de grandes formas ovais brancas e um colar de contas vermelhas e brancas no pescoço. O fundo claro e liso destaca a modelagem suave e finamente esfumada do rosto.

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