“Portrait of Two Women,” an artwork by Diego Rivera, was created in 1914 using oil on canvas. This piece is a part of the Cubism movement and belongs to the portrait genre. Presently, the artwork resides in the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
The artwork depicts two women rendered in a Cubist style, characterized by fragmented and abstracted forms. One woman is seated and engaged in reading, dressed in a white garment, with angular planes creating the suggestion of a body. The other woman stands to her right, wearing a blue dress and presented in a similarly fragmented fashion. The background utilizes a series of geometric shapes and interlocking planes, creating a complex, multi-dimensional space that is typical of Cubist compositions. The earthy tones and the interplay of light and shadow contribute to the depth and the structural composition of the scene.