Oil paint on canvas
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Woman Standing in Doorway
Purchased 1931
actions: postures and motions
adults
architecture
door
features
people
standing
woman
painting oil paint canvas
Woman Standing in Doorway
support: 813 × 457 mm
frame: 1044 × 690 × 55 mm
Purchased 1931
<p><b>N04595</b> WOMAN STANDING IN DOORWAY <i>c</i>. 1894</p>
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<p>Not inscribed.
<br/>Canvas (unprimed), 32×18 (81×45·5).
<br/>Purchased from Oliver Simon (Lewis Publications ‘A’ Fund) 1931.
<br/><i>Coll:</i> Oliver Simon was a cousin of the artist and probably acquired the picture direct.</p>
<p>A slight sketch done at the time when the influence of Whistler and Goya was still paramount. The artist notes his liking for a sized, unprimed <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/canvas" title="Glossary definition for 'Canvas'"><span>canvas</span></a> (<i>Men and Memories</i>, I, p.178).</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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2004-10-06T00:00:00
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actions: postures and motions adults architecture door features people standing woman