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Banderilleros à Pied
Banderilleros à Pied

Banderilleros à Pied

Artist (Guthrie, Angus, Scotland, 1855 - 1904)
Date1890
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 54.5 cm, Width: 65 cm
Frame Size: 82.3 × 91.3 × 2cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1913.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003857
Keywords
About MeArthur Melville was born in Angus, in the village of Loanhead-of-Guthrie but was brought up and trained in Edinburgh. However, it is for his association with the group of artists known as the Glasgow Boys that he is best remembered.

In this work Melville demonstrates great virtuosity in his handling of the watercolour medium. The large empty area of the bull ring focusses attention on the main action. The brilliant splashes of colour are confined to the figures immediately surrounding the bull but are echoed and repeated in the fans dotted around the arena.
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