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American Realism
Christina's World
Andrew Wyeth
1948
A woman in a pink dress lies in a brown field, propped on her arms, looking toward a gray farmhouse on the horizon.
Significance
One of America's most popular paintings, it depicts Christina Olson, who had a degenerative muscle condition. The ambiguity between yearning and isolation resonates deeply.
Medium
Tempera on panel
Dimensions
81.9 cm × 121.3 cm
Location
Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA