The fortune teller
Print
1883 (made)
1883 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Between 1876 and 1880 William Strang studied at the Slade School of Art in London under Alphonse Legros, whose uncompromising realism exerted a strong influence. Although the three figures in this enigmatic print are still and silent, the atmosphere is highly-charged. The central figure looks suspiciously at the man who offers a coin, while the deeply-shadowed face of the fortune-teller makes her expression unreadable.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The fortune teller |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | William Strang, The fortune teller, 1883, etching |
| Physical description | Etching depicting three figures standing together on a country path; the man on the left reaches a hand out towards the woman on the left |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Object history | Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides, 1900 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Between 1876 and 1880 William Strang studied at the Slade School of Art in London under Alphonse Legros, whose uncompromising realism exerted a strong influence. Although the three figures in this enigmatic print are still and silent, the atmosphere is highly-charged. The central figure looks suspiciously at the man who offers a coin, while the deeply-shadowed face of the fortune-teller makes her expression unreadable. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CAI.809 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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