In 2021 an unusual painting came up for sale. Known as Two Women wearing Cosmetic Patches, it showed two finely dressed women side by side, pearls around their necks and hair fashionably styled. One is black; the other is white. They appear to be mirror images of each other, and both are adorned with cosmetic patches.
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