Enamelled Plaque:Mother
Artist
James Cromar Watt
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1862 - 1940)
Datec. 1898
Object NamePanel
Mediumenamel, copper
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall: Height: 9.8 cm, Width: 6.1 cm
Frame: Height: 14.2 cm
Frame: Height: 14.2 cm
AcquisitionJames Cromar Watt Bequest, 1941.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008636
About MeThis finely worked portrait is of the artist's mother, Ann Hardy, a schoolteacher. This is the earliest portrait plaque by Watt in the collection, dating to 1898, as identified by the roman numerals in the parapet.It is a rather formal portrait with a bust length depiction of the sitter, in profile. She appears against backdrop of structured roses which have been executed in translucent enamel. Watt has used a technique called grisaille for the face, a method of painting layers of translucent enamels with subtle changes in colour, greys and whites, which give a variation in light and shade. The result is almost photographic.
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