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Description: | Gilded reeded (1) Stamp: v. "E. MARY & FILS / 26, RUE CHAPTAL, PARIS"
(2) Inscr. in pencil by Harold Wright; v. "Peasant Women knitting" CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) This work was painted in Brittany, France, in about 1893, a date that is verified when compared with the sketchbook (MacDonald 1995 (1363)). The extremely wet technique, particularly in the background, along with the fine brush-work used to fill in areas, is reminiscent of work of about 1886. Whistler's technique was probably affected by the need to work in a hurry. The colours are harmonious and restful.
Birnie Philip Bequest 1958. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | GENRE : BRITTANY : KNITTING : WHISTLER CENTENARY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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