19th century ladies out and about and having a bit of fun. Italian. Vittorio Matteo Corcos, genre painter. Living from 1859 to 1933, he is known for his portraits. Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence.

Alla fontana (Le due colombe)., 1896. Italian. Oil on canvas. Image © Christie’s 2021. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/features/Alla-fontana-Le-due-colombe-by-Vittorio-Corcos-10997-1.aspx

Reading by the Sea. ca. 1910. Italian. Private collection, Image courtesy of the New York Times. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/arts/international/a-reassessment-of-corcos-sensuality-and-subtlety-intact.html

Looking out to Sea. 1933 or before. Italian. Oil on canvas. Signed on the lower right. Image source
Art Renewal Centre, In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vittorio_Matteo_Corcos_-_Looking_Out_To_Sea.jpg

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