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Pastel portrait of a woman in a brown dress holding a fair-haired baby in white against a mauve background.

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Mother and Child, Gari Melchers (1904), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Via artnap.com

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A pastel portrait shows a young woman with dark hair and a brown dress holding a fair-haired infant in white against her shoulder. The soft, layered strokes and muted reddish background give the work a warm, intimate tone. This is Mother and Child by Gari Melchers, dated 1904, held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Date

1904

Medium

Painting

Museum

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

License

Public domain