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Women Washing Clothes

Genaro Alvarez Mosaic Panel Agave Landscape Clothes Washers Mexico, circa 1955
By Genaro Alvarez
Located in Camden, ME
A Genaro Alvarez midcentury mosaic panel depicting a group of village women washing clothes on a
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

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Brass

Handmade Rugs Needlepoint Carpet Tapestry Wall Hanging Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fine needlepoint features a fantastic river scene with women washing clothes and a young girl
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Aubusson Chinese and East Asian Rugs

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Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

Wash Day - India - British 50's art Post Impressionist portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
. Painted circa 1950 this figurative painting is of two Indian women washing clothes in a stream. Lister
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1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Léon Adolphe Belly, Woodland View With Pond, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
view with a pond and women washing clothes. It’s a gentle portrayal and a far stretch from his grander
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19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

H. Pearson - Mid 20th Century Oil, Washing In The River
Located in Corsham, GB
A sunny, impressionistic oil river scene showing women and children washing their clothes in the
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Paysage de Normandie
By Maurice Levis
Located in San Francisco, CA
. In addition, he captured the Breton villagers going about their daily chores; women washing clothes
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Aquatint

Paysage de Normandie
Paysage de Normandie
H 19.75 in W 26.75 in D 0.01 in
JP - 1906 Watercolour, The Castle of Godfrey of Bouillon
Located in Corsham, GB
Bouillon. The artist has captured the castle on a bright cummers day with village women washing their
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Early 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Koho Shoda Signed Japanese Meiji Woodblock Print A Watermill Affixed to a Shed
Located in Studio City, CA
work features a lone female figure in the dusky light washing the newly dyed cloth in the creek with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Prints

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Paper

Johannes Hedegaard for Royal Copenhagen Figurine "Martha" Rare Version 21424
By Johannes Hedegaard, Royal Copenhagen
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Figurine of a young woman washing clothes - called "Martha" - by Danish sculptor Johannes Hedegaard
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Laundresses on River 19th century Barbizonian Landscape by French Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
foreground, where a small group of women are diligently washing clothes on the banks of a calm river and
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Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Martin Margiela tulle waistcoat made from a 1950s ballgown, ss 1991
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in London, GB
and skirt ▪ "Dyed dusty grey in a washing machine. Too small for the models because they were created
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1990s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

A Thoughtful Moment
By Daniel Ridgway Knight
Located in Missouri, MO
in the field's or doing the day's chores - collecting water or washing clothes at the riverside. His
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Late 19th Century Abstract Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Sunlight Sapone - Vintage Adv Lithograph by L. Metlicovitz - 1900 ca.
By Leopoldo Metlicovitz
Located in Roma, IT
manifesto for "Sunlight Sapone" ( Sunlight Soap) representing two women washing their clothes, is inspired
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Early 1900s Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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French 19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting by Marie-Auguste Martin, circa 1860
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale French mid-19th century oil on canvas painting by Marie-Auguste Martin circa 1860. The beautiful landscape painting is set within its original giltwood ...
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Four Oval Shaped 19' Century Allegorical Paintings
Located in Rome, IT
Set of four delicious putto figures , oval shape oil on canvas . Fine tromple oeil painted frame . Very good original condition.
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19th Century Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Allan Ramsay II, Evening Glow Near Glamis Forfarshire, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Scottish artist Allan Ramsay II (1852-1912) depicts a gentle river view near Glamis in Angus, Scotland. As the sun drifts beyond the horizon, ...
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Early 1900s Tonalist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Framed Mosaic Wall Art
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Very colorful handmade mosaic framed wall art.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Twig

Framed Mosaic Wall Art
Framed Mosaic Wall Art
H 28 in W 34 in D 1 in
Mosaic Panel of the Bicentennial in New York Harbor, 1978
Located in Camden, ME
A large mosaic panel artwork representing the bicentennial celebration in New York harbor on the evening of July 4, 1976. A memorable evening throughout the United States and partic...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mosaic Wall Art, 1950s
Located in Delft, NL
Mosaic wall art Artwork set in stone mosaic from the 1950s with a scene of galloping horses The measurements are 55,5 cm high, 81 cm wide and the frame depth is 2 cm The weigh...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Mosaic Wall Art, 1950s
Mosaic Wall Art, 1950s
H 21.86 in W 31.89 in D 0.79 in
Mid-Century G. Rovatti Oil Painting on Canvas River Landscape W Figures
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century oil on canvas landscape painting showing a tree lined river with two figures washing linens. Signed in the lower left G. Rovatti. Measures: 21” x 1.75” x 17” / Sans fr...
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

16th Century Italian Renaissance Carving of a Male Saint
Located in Stamford, CT
16th century Italian carved and polychromed figure of a male saint or prophet with a wonderful presence. Shown holding an open book in his right hand with flames at his feet, mid-16t...
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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items

Materials

Wood

19th century Dutch or Flemish bird study in a landscape, with chickens, turkey
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful late 19th-century animal portrait scene with Turkey, Chickens, and a Peacock. Monogrammed lower left the piece is very similar to the paintings of many animal painters fro...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

'Sailboats on Windy Waters', by J. Renshaw, Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 9.25" x 19.375" watercolor painting is signed and attributed to J. Renshaw (possibly Joshua Renshaw). The painting depicts a seascape scene of sailboats on windy water. There ar...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Aubusson Tapestry of 19th Century Aubusson, N° 1236
Located in Paris, FR
Aubusson tapestry of 19th century Aubusson, N° 1236 Thanks to our Restoration-Conservation workshop and also Our know-how, we are pleased to present to you works of art in fabri...
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Antique 1880s French Aubusson Tapestries

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Wool

Aubusson Tapestry of 19th Century Aubusson, N° 1236
Aubusson Tapestry of 19th Century Aubusson, N° 1236
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H 39.38 in W 59.06 in D 0.4 in
Renaissance Italian Inkwell Calamelli workshop, Faenza, second half of the 16th
By Virgiliotto Calamelli
Located in Milano, IT
Inkwell Calamelli workshop (attr.). Faenza, second half of the 16th century Height 4.33 in; length 8.07 in; depth 2.95 in (11 cm; 20.5 cm; 7.5 cm) Weight: 0.800 lb (363 g) State of ...
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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Inkwells

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Maiolica

Midcentury Mosaic Coffee Table by Genaro Alvarez
By Genaro Alvarez
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
A pupil of Diego Rivera, Genaro Alvarez is one of the most famous mosaic artist producing some of the most celebrated midcentury designs in Mexico. He mixed Mexican smalti and semipr...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Multi-gemstone, Brass

Late 19th Century Grand Tour Oil Print
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A late 19th century oil print in shadowbox frame, a Grand Tour souvenir. Orientalist scene with camel & pyramids, in gilt inner frame. Incredibly decorative & fun - made as a souveni...
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Antique Late 19th Century African Grand Tour Prints

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Paint

Late 19th Century Grand Tour Oil Print
Late 19th Century Grand Tour Oil Print
H 14.75 in W 17.5 in D 3.5 in
French Barbizon School Framed Oil on Canvas Pastoral Painting Signed Th. Linsyer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Barbizon School framed oil on canvas painting from the early 20th century, depicting a pastoral farmyard scene and signed Theodore Linsyer. Born in France during the early y...
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Early 20th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

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Giltwood, Canvas, Paint

19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Walnut Marble Top Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Henri II Neoclassical Walnut Marble Top Dessert Buffet is a stunning blend of classical architecture inspired by ancient Greece and Rome combined with carved embe...
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Antique 1870s French Neoclassical Revival Buffets

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Marble, Bronze

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Scotch washing.' - Scottish women washing clothes with their bare feet.
By Isaac Cruikshank
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Stipple engraving on wove paper. This is a satire on the fact, that many Scottish women did the
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19th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving

Pair of Early 20th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Wall Plates
Located in Dallas, TX
farmers attending their animals and women washing clothes with a farmhouse, barn and church in the
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

Maurice Lévis (1860-1940) - French Watercolour, Chateau on a Riverside
By Maurice Levis
Located in Corsham, GB
hillside by a river. Two women are washing clothes in the water in the lower left foreground and there is a
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

19th Century French Oil Painting with Sheep Signed Charles Clair in Ornate Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
scenes and women at work washing clothes or shepherdesses. He regularly exhibited at the Salon des
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Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Oil on Canvas, XVII Century, Landscape with Figures at the River
By Antonio Francesco Peruzzini 1
Located in Milan, IT
vegetation. Along its course, in the foreground, some women are washing clothes. The pictorial features, fast
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17th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Melrose Plantation (Clementine Hunter Folk Art Painting, auth. by Tom Whitehead)
Located in New Orleans, LA
plantation life including picking cotton, gathering pecans, washing clothes, ceremonial baptisms and funeral
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1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The Fight (Clementine Hunter Folk Art Painting, auth. by Tom Whitehead)
Located in New Orleans, LA
” - various scenes of plantation life including picking cotton, gathering pecans, washing clothes, ceremonial
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1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Wash Day, Melrose Plantation (Clementine Hunter, authenticated by Tom Whitehead)
Located in New Orleans, LA
cotton, gathering pecans, washing clothes, ceremonial baptisms and funeral scenes. Her resourceful nature
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1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Funeral Procession (Authenticated Clementine Hunter Folk Art Painting, Large)
Located in New Orleans, LA
, “marking a picture” - various scenes of plantation life including picking cotton, gathering pecans, washing
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1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Women Washing Clothes in River - Moret sur-Loing, France 19th cent Impressionist
By Alfred Sisley
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A lovely French Impressionist painting from the 19th century. Painted in the style of Alfred Sisley and Gustave Loiseau. What may be the remnants of a signature can be found in the ...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Board

Vintage Italian Oval Painted Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
washing clothes, and a shepherd and peasant watching on. The petite table is in excellent condition with
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Early 2000s Italian Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Laveuses - Lac Leman - Impressionist Oil, Figures in Landscape by L A Landre
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Louise Amelie Landre depicting women washing clothes on the wall beside Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) in
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1880s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vallée du Thouet à Thouars French River Landscape and Artist Circa 1920
By Maurice Levis
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
them; the villagers of Breton going about their chores, women washing clothes at the river, farmers
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Early 20th Century French School Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Genre Scene - Watercolor by an Italian School Artist of 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
, wearing ancient traditional costumes, are performing daily work actions: washing clothes, collecting water
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Washsticks Collection
Located in New York, NY
Before washing machines women used these hand carved laundry sticks to stir and lift out the
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Antique 19th Century American Decorative Objects

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Wood

Sculptural Wood Wash Sticks
Located in New York, NY
water. Before washing machines women would boil water and put lye in to wash clothes. To save the hands
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Sculptural Wood Wash Sticks
Sculptural Wood Wash Sticks
H 32 in W 3 in D 0.75 in
Rare Hand-Carved Limestone French Lavoir
Located in Woodbury, CT
so that the women of small French villages could meet and share information while washing their
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Antique 19th Century French Rustic Garden Ornaments

Materials

Limestone

Rare Hand-Carved Limestone French Lavoir
Rare Hand-Carved Limestone French Lavoir
H 21.5 in W 64.25 in D 34.5 in
19th Century French Sheep Painting in Gilt Frame Signed Charles Clair
By Charles Clair
Located in Dallas, TX
of sheep and cows. His work also included rural landscapes, harvest scenes and women at work washing
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Early 20th Century Animal Paintings

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Women Washing Clothes For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of women washing clothes available for sale. There are many Impressionist and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the women washing clothes on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, gray, brown and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Maurice Levis, Antonio Francesco Peruzzini, Léon Augustin Lhermitte and Leopoldo Metlicovitz are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and aquatint.

How Much are Women Washing Clothes?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — women washing clothes in our inventory begin at $378 and can go as high as $18,181, while the average can fetch as much as $2,857.
Questions About Women Washing Clothes
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    If you want to wash your Balenciaga clothing properly, looking at the care label and following it directly is your best bet. If they can go in the wash, it’s best to use a delicate detergent and a delicate cycle. Drying flat is the best way to get your luxury clothing dry in most situations. Find vintage and contemporary Balenciaga clothing and accessories from some of the world’s top boutiques on 1stDibs.