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A bronze sculpture of two nude figures facing each other, together leaning in diagonal, the man resting his cheek against her upturned one. An energetic swirl of fabric cascades down the female figure's back and up and around both heads. Each extends one arm, her fingers pressing into his supporting hand. A bronze sculpture of two nude figures facing each other, together leaning in diagonal, the man resting his cheek against her upturned one. An energetic swirl of fabric cascades down the female figure's back and up and around both heads. Each extends one arm, her fingers pressing into his supporting hand. An assemblage composed largely of wooden shapes. At top and center is a rounded, flat shape with a vortex pattern in blue. Below it are numerous other flat shapes that overlap in red, yellow, and black, the woodgrain often visible or enhanced by paint. One shape at right has tassels. A natural-wood circle at left has a blue fringe affixed to it. An assemblage composed largely of wooden shapes. At top and center is a rounded, flat shape with a vortex pattern in blue. Below it are numerous other flat shapes that overlap in red, yellow, and black, the woodgrain often visible or enhanced by paint. One shape at right has tassels. A natural-wood circle at left has a blue fringe affixed to it. Painting in deep tones and dynamic contrast of a pair of light-skinned women seated at a table. The woman at right is bathed in light that lands on her face and upper bodice, the red, satiny folds of her dress sleeves shining. She holds a small white flower with one hand and caresses a convex mirror with the other. At her left, the other woman, her face turned toward the first, is largely in shadow. Painting in deep tones and dynamic contrast of a pair of light-skinned women seated at a table. The woman at right is bathed in light that lands on her face and upper bodice, the red, satiny folds of her dress sleeves shining. She holds a small white flower with one hand and caresses a convex mirror with the other. At her left, the other woman, her face turned toward the first, is largely in shadow.

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