Spirit of the Sphinx

A nude woman in a white turban sits on sand before a monumental sphinx head with a pale, weathered face. A green bowl rests near her hand, and a faint desert horizon fades into the warm, washed background. The soft watercolor wash gives the scene a dreamy, faded quality.

Artist

Henry Bacon

Date

n.d.

Medium

watercolor

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

1798 × 2681 px

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