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The Blue Petticoat by Spencer Frederick Gore
The Blue Petticoat
The Blue Petticoat by Spencer Frederick Gore
The Blue Petticoat by Spencer Frederick Gore

The Blue Petticoat

Artist (Epsom, England, 1878 - 1914)
Datec. 1912
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 35.3 cm, Width: 30.1 cm
Frame: Height: 54.8 cm, Width: 49.7 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1940 with income from the Murray Fund.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG002360
About MeSpencer Gore met Sickert in 1904 and soon his work showed the influence of the older artist. 'The Blue Petticoat' calls to mind Sickert's bedroom subject matter such as his famous Camden Town Murder series.

Gore however employs brighter colours than Sickert. This gives his work a very different mood, which is closer to the work of the French 'Intimistes' painters Edouard Vuillard or Pierre Bonnard who gained this epithet because of their preference for intimate interiors.

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Gore was in the Camden Town Group, but the bright colours in this painting seem closer to the work of the Frenchmen Vuillard and Bonnard