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Description: | The young woman on the left is believed to be Edith Davidson and the girl on the right hand side George Phoenix's daughter.
George Phoenix was a local Wolverhampton painter in the late Victorian era. He completed many portrait commissions along with local views in oil and watercolour. He was a well-known character in the town and fitted the stereotype of a romantic artist with his flamboyant dress. He could often be seen walking along in a long black cloak and large felt hat, smoking Russion cigars. His work was characterised by the intensely sympathetic way in which he portrayed the people he painted.
Oil painting showing two girls in an interior looking in a large wooden chest full of clothes. The clothes are draped over the chest. The girls are admiring a white lace dress. |
License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ |
Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service |
Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service |
Subjects: | Edith Davidson Play Fine arts Oil painting Women Oil Paintings Children Clothing Interiors Young women Paintings Narrative painting Fashion Family Dresses People Art collections |
Temporal: | 1912
20th century (1900-1999) |
Source: | Black Country History |
Creator: | PHOENIX; George (1863 - 1935) |
Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... |
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