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Girls Spinning at the Gate

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Girls Spinning at the Gate
Romanian: Fete lucrând la poartă
ArtistNicolae Grigorescu
Year1885-1890
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions42.5 cm × 62.5 cm (16.7 in × 24.6 in)
LocationNational Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest

Girls Spinning at the Gate (Romanian: Fete lucrând la poartă) is a painting by Romanian painter Nicolae Grigorescu, from the period 1885 to 1890.

Description

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The painting has dimensions of 42.5 x 62.5 centimeters.

The picture belongs to the National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest.[1]

Analysis

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The picture shows two people in folk costumes sitting on a bench near a gate in a wood fence, and spinning, while light brings the surrounding landscape into the foreground.[2]

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