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Six female figures in an interior. In the center of the composition, an old woman in a brown/yellow dress and gray shawl points with an outstretched arm as she faces another woman seated in a rocking chair. At far right, a young girl dressed in pink reacts with surprise as she enters the room.
El Fantasma
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

El Fantasma

Artist Pedro Figari (Uruguayan, 1861 - 1938)
Dateundated
MediumOil on board
Dimensions13 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (34.3 x 49.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of friends of the Harn Museum of Art
Object number2008.23.2
Collections
Visual DescriptionSix female figures in an interior. In the center of the composition, an old woman in a brown/yellow dress and gray shawl points with an outstretched arm as she faces another woman seated in a rocking chair. At far right, a young girl dressed in pink reacts with surprise as she enters the room.
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