Full Record |
| Title |
The Lace-maker |
| Collection |
Luton Museums Service |
| Artist |
Javolleur, Pierre (French(?) artist, active late 19th century) |
| Date Earliest |
about 1870 |
| Date Latest |
about 1890 |
| Signed |
yes |
| Description |
In this painting the artist has made an intimate observation of an elderly lace-worker. The figure is shown bust-length against a dark background. Javolleur has used thick brush-strokes to bring a descriptive quality to the figure. The subject reflects the interest in local subject matter that was growing in the arts at the end of the nineteenth century. |
| Current Accession Number |
P21 |
| Inscription |
front lr 'Javolleur' |
| Subject |
figure; everyday life (lace-worker) |
| Measurements |
26.3 x 18.3 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Unknown. |
| Notes |
The subject of the lace-maker indicates that the artist may have been Belgian. Such subjects of everyday life, that represented aspects of Belgian culture, became increasingly popular towards the end of the nineteenth century. |
| Rights Owner |
Luton Museums Service |
| Author |
Bryony Bartlett-Rawlings |
