On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P04494
- Author
- Rico y Ortega, Martín (Spanish)
- Title
- Washerwomen at the Varenne River
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 85 cm x 160 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COMPRA
- Procedence
- Acquisition, 1867
Accompanied by two girls, a group
of sixteen washerwomen work on the
banks of the Seine River. The city
skyline appears in the
background.
This silent and secluded scene
stands out for its horizontal
composition, which is barely
altered by the verticality of some
trees, and the use of light to
create chiaroscuro tensions,
bringing out the figures of the
washerwomen and the river in front
of the mass of trees and the
city.
The work was acquired in 1867 and
sent to the Museum of Fine Arts of
Seville that same year. From there
it was sent to the now-defunct
Museum of Modern Art. After the
Prado Museum recovered it, it was
put on display at the Casón del
Buen Retiro in 1982.
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