Edith Wharton
Long before she was dissecting the rigid social rules of New York high society in novels like *The Age of Innocence*, Edith Wharton was just a little girl with magnificent, flowing red hair. Painted by Edward Harrison May, this charming portrait captures the future Pulitzer Prize winner in a striking blue dress, clutching a vase of flowers with a quiet, knowing gaze. It is fascinating to see the literary icon looking so sweet and innocent here, decades before she became the sharp-tongued doyenne of American literature.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas