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The Letter by Thomas Wilmer Dewing

The Letter

Thomas Wilmer Dewing · 1895

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DETAILS
Artist
Thomas Wilmer Dewing
Date
1895
Medium
Oil on canvas
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
20 1/4 x 16 in. (51.4 x 40.6 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1910
ART MOVEMENTS
Tonalism
THE ARTIST

Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Thomas Wilmer Dewing, a founding member of the Ten American Painters, was celebrated for his ethereal figure paintings of aristocratic women.

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