The Gilded Age in American Art

Thomas W. Dewing (1851-1938) was best known for his elegant and refined depictions of women in sparsely decorated dreamlike interiors. Dewing often painted women playing musical instruments, reading to one another, or gossiping. Dewing's work reflects his life-long interest in music, poetry, and art.

In Green and Gold, Dewing combines a monochromatic color scheme and hazy atmosphere that seem to merge the figure and setting.