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The Marquesa and the Llamas (illustration for The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder)

1929

Clare Leighton

(American, 1899–1989)
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Culture
America
Medium
wood engraving
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1956.233.4
Catalogue raisonné
Hardie (P.C.Q.) XXII.159.136
Copyright
Courtesy of the Estate of Clare Leighton
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
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A vertically oriented wood engraving in dense black-inked fine lines on cream paper depicts a woman with light skin tone sitting on the right, facing a llama. She wears a dark, hooded veil over a white bodice and long, pleated skirt. Her face is in profile as she gestures toward the llama's snout. In the background, more llamas stand behind tall columns. Fine white lines create the texture of fur and fabric.

The Marquesa and the Llamas (illustration for The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder)

1929

Clare Leighton

(American, 1899–1989)
America

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