Three Girls and River

Louis M. Eilshemius, Three Girls and River, 1907, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis and Annette Kaufman, 1980.34.3
Copied Louis M. Eilshemius, Three Girls and River, 1907, oil on fiberboard, 23 x 27 in. (58.5 x 68.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis and Annette Kaufman, 1980.34.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Three Girls and River
Artist
Date
1907
Location
Dimensions
23 x 27 in. (58.5 x 68.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Louis and Annette Kaufman
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — female
  • Landscape — river
Object Number
1980.34.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.34.3

Artwork Description

Louis M. Eilshemius is best known for his romanticized and often erotically charged landscapes that contain nude women or nymphs. In Three Girls and River, three nude women relax in a bucolic setting with lush trees and a babbling river. The figures seem to be together, but they do not interact and appear blissfully uninhibited by each other and their surroundings. By placing the dreamlike figures in a picturesque yet familiar setting, Eilshemius blurred the line between reality and fantasy.