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| Title | The Artist's Studio | |
| Collection | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Correns, Jozef Cornelius (Belgian artist, 1814-1907) | |
| Date | 1869 (dated) | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | A painter and his pipe smoking friend consider his work whilst a young woman plays the guitar. The artist is clearly interested in the effects of light and atmosphere and has made a feature of the pipe smoke lit by rays of sunshine from the sky-light. Light pouring in from a window was often used to symbolise divine inspiration in pictures of artist's studios. The room is a typical 'artist's garret' and reflects the informal, bohemian lifestyle of the artist. The artist himself wears slippers and has left his hat, casually, on the floor behind him. |
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| Current Accession Number | 1931P112 | |
| Former Accession Number | P.112´31 | |
| Inscription | front lc (on bed frame) 'Jos Correns N 1869' | |
| Subject | everyday life (artist's studio, music); figure (male artist, male onlooker, female guitarist) | |
| Measurements | 63.5 x 78.7 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by the Misses Smythe 1931. | |
| Publications | Foreign Paintings in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, A Summary Catalogue, 1983, no. 35, ill. | |
| Notes | Correns was a Belgian painter, born in Antwerp and a pupil of Van Bree. A painting called In Painter's Studio, signed and dated, like this one, 1869 was sold, Sotheby's, 7 April 1993, lot 185. | |
| Rights Owner | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Author | Dr Patricia Smyth | |