Nurse et bebe - Le tetine
Painting
1910 to 1930 (painted)
1910 to 1930 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Julia Beatrice How (1867-1932) was born in Bideford to a wealthy family of silversmiths. She initially trained in fine art in Bushey with Hubert von Herkomer, and then, about 1893, moved to Paris. There, she found encouragement and many subjects for her work, which focused on still lives and nudes, but mostly portraits of women with children. She exhibited at the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris and the Salon des Tuilleries.
How was remarkable for being 'The Modern British Artist whose work was bought most often by museums and the state' in France (Meslay, 2000). Her paintings are held in many French collections, as well as in the Tate Gallery in Britain. How's work is concerned with capturing light, luminescence and texture, and her subjects are everyday, domestic scenes. The framing of the nurse and child in this painting, as in many of her works, creates an atmosphere of intimacy but also concentration.
How was remarkable for being 'The Modern British Artist whose work was bought most often by museums and the state' in France (Meslay, 2000). Her paintings are held in many French collections, as well as in the Tate Gallery in Britain. How's work is concerned with capturing light, luminescence and texture, and her subjects are everyday, domestic scenes. The framing of the nurse and child in this painting, as in many of her works, creates an atmosphere of intimacy but also concentration.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Nurse et bebe - Le tetine (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | 'Nurse et bebe - Le tetine'; Oil painting on canvas by Beatrice How; France, 1910-1930 |
| Physical description | Portrait of a French nursemaid and her young charge. The nursemaid is wearing a uniform of a blue headdress and white smock and is sitting with the infant on her lap. The infant is dressed in white and is wearing a hat. The infant is looking at a dummy in the foreground of the painting. The background and edges of the figures are quite impressionistic and blend together. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Mrs H.A.Trotter, Beatrice How's niece and by descent New Burlington Galleries, Memorial Exhibition catalogue foreword, 1935 Fine Arts Society exhibition catalogue, Beatrice How – A Scottish Painter in Paris The Times, obituary, August 1932 Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Julia Beatrice How (1867-1932) was born in Bideford to a wealthy family of silversmiths. She initially trained in fine art in Bushey with Hubert von Herkomer, and then, about 1893, moved to Paris. There, she found encouragement and many subjects for her work, which focused on still lives and nudes, but mostly portraits of women with children. She exhibited at the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris and the Salon des Tuilleries. How was remarkable for being 'The Modern British Artist whose work was bought most often by museums and the state' in France (Meslay, 2000). Her paintings are held in many French collections, as well as in the Tate Gallery in Britain. How's work is concerned with capturing light, luminescence and texture, and her subjects are everyday, domestic scenes. The framing of the nurse and child in this painting, as in many of her works, creates an atmosphere of intimacy but also concentration. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.167-2013 |
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| Record created | June 4, 2013 |
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