Les Courtisanes
Datec. 1894
Artist
Pinckney Marcius-Simons
American painter, 1867–1909
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions41 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (105.4 x 72.4 cm)
frame: 47 7/8 x 34 7/8 in. (121.6 x 88.6 cm)
frame: 47 7/8 x 34 7/8 in. (121.6 x 88.6 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 1993
Object number1993-89
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextWhen this painting was exhibited at Avery Gallery in New York in 1895, a writer described it in detail: "'Les Courtisanes,' dancing down to doom, a wild orgie of frivolous women, careless, gay, and thoughtless, descending a broad marble staircase to the wretched pool of death at the bottom, where a scaly monster, with outstretched jaws, is waiting in the shadow, watching for his prey, is highly dramatic and shows no little thought."
