Woman and boy sitting in chair
Accession Number: 1982:1712:0001
Maker: Unidentified
Title: Woman and boy sitting in chair
Date: ca. 1915
Medium: color plate, screen (Autochrome) process
Dimensions: Image: 7.3 x 6.6 cm Overall: 8.3 x 10.1 cm
George Eastman House Collection
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Comments and faves
Darren and Brad, harthillsouth, dillydaydream2008, McJark, and 278 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Lilorfnannie (59 months ago | reply)
Maybe she is dressed in mourning clothes. I don't think ladies wore all black dresses back then, unless they were in mourning.
wayne bremser (58 months ago | reply)
the color is really great in the chair's fabric. she looks like she is in a painting, he looks like he is in a photograph.
The Bugmaster (57 months ago | reply)
They are beautiful!
Emuishere Peliculas (56 months ago | reply)
lovely..
photonikovet (56 months ago | reply)
Please post this wonderful photo at
George D Thompson (55 months ago | reply)
The dark clothing does not necessarily indicate that the woman in the picture was in mourning, but the date (1915) may mean that she is a War Widow.
Autochrome never produced saturated colors, and there are very few action pictures taken in it because of its low film speed..
Ansell Wannabe (55 months ago | reply)
More likely mourning a proxy marriage!
catiecat1 (55 months ago | reply)
The woman emits a deep, sad and possibly troubled aura. She
is beautiful, but struggling also. The boy looks so modern in his smile and overall look; he is but a child that did not seem to be
engolfed in the woman's effect.
~Terri~P~ (55 months ago | reply)
Her expression is so sad and she is still so young. He just seems happy to be with her and doesn't see she is troubled. That's the great thing about childhood.
Kymberly68 (55 months ago | reply)
Isn't this the same woman from earlier (the very beautiful full face portrait)? And the chair is the one that later appears in "stern man reading book"?
lyvso (55 months ago | reply)
Yes, here she is again:
dongdawei (54 months ago | reply)
pictorialism,i like it
.Andi. (54 months ago | reply)
Powerful.
ashley & traci (54 months ago | reply)
this is so beautifully gorgeous. and perhaps she is sad or detached from something or just trying to be still as easily as possible; whatever it is, this is a truly incredible photograph.
morrisoxford61 [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)
fantastic picture, it looks like one of the pre raphealites
kentclark333 (50 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Fine Art, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
besu25 (42 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Fascination of life and love, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Cardboard Sea (41 months ago | reply)
This is one of the most moving and haunting images I've seen. What a treasure and resource the Eastman House is. Many, many thanks.
Jesse Draper (34 months ago | reply)
I saw this picture on Saturday, and I just had to do a little oil painting of the woman's face.
jonnelsey (19 months ago | reply)
That's fantastic. And great oil painting above!
bokehneer (19 months ago | reply)
I really enjoyed this photo. It is a beautiful compostion, and I especially love the contrast of emotions between the woman and the boy!
kcarter2221 (6 months ago | reply)
I believe this is a memorial picture. Look at the mother's right hand. They often had children in the photo with a deceased sibling or mother. Of course, it would be amazing that the little boy didn't look traumatized if this was true.