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The Artist's Mother At Lecon Hall by Harold Gilman
The Artist's Mother at Lecon Hall
The Artist's Mother At Lecon Hall by Harold Gilman
The Artist's Mother At Lecon Hall by Harold Gilman

The Artist's Mother at Lecon Hall

Artist (Rode, Somerset, England, 1876 - 1919)
Date1910 - 1911
Mediumoil on panel
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 35.2 cm
Frame: Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 43.5 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1955 with income from the Murray Fund.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG002439
About MeRepeatedly Gilman's chosen themes of figures in interiors included women. Like Spencer Gore's work, these intimate subjects call to mind the work of the French Intimistes.

Gilman painted a number of portraits of his mother and this one demonstrates his increasingly colourful palette and broken touch. In spite of the picture's tiny scale, it is painted with broad, confident brushstrokes which concentrate on the play of light on the sitter.

Gilman had been a friend of Gore since their years at Slade School in London. It was Gore who introduced Gilman to Walter Sickert's circle.
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Gilman’s painting demonstrates his increasingly colourful palette and broken touch. In spite of the picture's tiny scale, it is painted with broad, confident brushstrokes which concentrate on the play of light on the sitter.