Larger Image
Core Record |
||
| Title | Girl Disrobing | |
| Collection | Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle | |
| Artist | Valentin (French artist, active mid 19th century) | |
| Date Earliest | probably about 1840 | |
| Date Latest | probably about 1860 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | It is not certain which 'Valentin' painted this, as several artists with this name were active in France in the nineteenth century. The painting itself is a pleasing interior scene, in which the artist played with the light. A soft warm light falls on the sitter in the centre of the composition whilst the rest of the room remains partly in the dark. The woman's simple attire suggest that she may be a servant girl. | |
| Current Accession Number | B.M.701 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'Valentin' | |
| Subject | figure; interior, everyday life | |
| Measurements | 33.2 x 24 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by the founders John and Joséphine Bowes 1885. | |
| Rights Owner | The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham | |
| Author | Dr Maylis Hopewell-Curie | |