An Open Book
Watercolour
ca. 1884 (painted)
ca. 1884 (painted)
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| Place of origin |
Highly-finished watercolour of a seated female figure. Studies of the figure's arms at the top of the sheet.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | An Open Book (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour,, An Open Book', by Albert Moore, 1884 |
| Physical description | Highly-finished watercolour of a seated female figure. Studies of the figure's arms at the top of the sheet. |
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| Object history | Purchased from the artist, 1884. Exhibited at the Old Water Colour Society in 1884. The drawing is a watercolour version of a figure in Moore's "Reading Aloud", which is at Glasgow; both works are reproduced in the 'Art Journal', 1903, p.32. The watercolour, which is said to have been Moore's second (finished?) drawing in that medium, is also reproduced in A L Baldry's 'Albert Moore', 1894, facing p.66, in colour in H M Cundall's 'History of British Water Colour Painting', 1908, facing p.142; and as picture postcards by Messers Levy and Eyre & Spottiswoode. 11 3/4 x 9 inches. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 42-1884 |
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| Record created | December 23, 2008 |
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