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Embroidering

Embroidering

1983
33" x 35", oil on masonite

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The painting depicts Safran's wife Adele embroidering by the woodstove in their kitchen in Jolicure. The old farmhouse was very cold in the winter, and much of the family life centered around the stove where there was some warmth.