Oil paint on mahogany
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Blind Mans Buff
Bequeathed by Miss Harriet Bredel 1875
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blind man’s buff
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<p>Wilkie studied in Edinburgh and came to London in 1805. A very gifted artist, he soon found fame as a painter of low-life subjects. These small works, the action in which was shown at a carefully chosen moment, with gesture and expression telling the whole story, brought an exciting new note into British art. They had the truth and humour of Hogarth and showed an acute sense of the lessons to be learnt from the Old Masters, particularly the Dutch Old Masters; importantly, their spirit was 'national'. In fact, Wilkie's style matched the aspirations of most of the patrons and many of the artists of the day.This is a study for a larger picture painted for the Prince Regent in 1812.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint mahogany
Study for ‘Blind Man’s Buff’
support: 302 × 457 mm
Bequeathed by Miss Harriet Bredel 1875
<p>Wilkie studied in Edinburgh and came to London in  1805. A very gifted artist, he soon found fame as  a painter of low-life subjects. These small works,  the action in which was shown at a carefully  chosen moment, with gesture and expression telling  the whole story, brought an exciting new note into  British art. They had the truth and humour of  Hogarth and showed an acute sense of the lessons  to be learnt from the Old Masters, particularly  the Dutch Old Masters; importantly, their spirit  was 'national'. In fact, Wilkie's style matched  the aspirations of most of the patrons and many of  the artists of the day.<br/>This is a study for a larger picture painted for  the Prince Regent in 1812.</p>
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adults bench blind man’s buff chair child children domestic furnishings group groups interior - non-specific interiors leisure and pastimes man objects people recreational activities woman