Oil paint on canvas
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Artists Stepmother Mrs Arthur Walker
Bequeathed by the artist 1951
actions: postures and motions
adults
cane / walking stick
clothing and personal items
headdress
individuals: female
named individuals
objects
people
portraits
standing
Walker, Arthur, Mrs
woman
painting oil paint canvas
The Artist’s Stepmother, Mrs Arthur Walker
support: 1118 × 864 mm
frame: 1365 × 1110 × 95 mm
Bequeathed by the artist 1951
<p><b>N06028</b> THE ARTIST'S STEPMOTHER (MRS ARTHUR WALKER) <i>c.</i> 1899</p>
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<p>Inscr. on the back ‘My Stepmother’.
<br/>Canvas, 44×34 (112×86); a further 3 (7·5) of painted canvas is turned over at the right, 1 5/8 (4) on left, 2 1/4 (5·75) at top, and 2 1/2 (6·5) at bottom.
<br/>Bequeathed by the artist 1951.
<br/><i>Exh:</i> N.E.A.C., summer 1918 (85); <i>Ethel Walker, Charles Ginner, Louise Pickard</i>, Goupil Gallery, January 1924 (117); R.A., 1950 (499); <i>Ethel Walker, Frances Hodgkins, Gwen John</i>, Tate Gallery, May–June 1952 (2), and Arts Council tour, 1952 (2).</p>
<p>An oil study for this <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a>, on board, 13 1/4×9 1/2 in., was sold at Sotheby's, 17 July 1963 (42), bt. M. Millus. It shows the subject standing full-length against a more detailed background of furniture and curtains. Her hands appear to be clasped together as she rests them on the chair back. Another portrait of the artist's stepmother (29 1/2×24 1/2 in.) belonged in 1957 to Mrs E. Denham White.</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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2004-10-08T00:00:00
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actions: postures and motions adults cane / walking stick clothing and personal items headdress individuals: female named individuals objects people portraits standing Walker, Arthur, Mrs woman