The work depicts John's cleaning woman, Mrs. Atkinson, sitting in a room covered with flocked wallpaper.[2] There is a sheep skull on the mantelpiece, though this is not thought to have symbolic meaning.[3]
Simon Schama writes that she is "glancing anxiously sideways, uncertain of what is wanted of her."[2] The painting was exhibited at the New English Art Club in the spring of 1900, marking a strong phase of her career that also saw her Self-portrait on display there about that time.[3] It is considered among the "carefully executed tonal paintings of rather detailed genre subjects" in her first mature oil works.[4]
^ abSchama, Simon (2016). The Face of Britain: A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN9780190621896.
^ abTaubman, Mary (1985). Gwen John, the artist and her work. Cornell University Press. p. 24. ISBN9780801418945.
^Gaze, Delia (2013-04-03). Concise Dictionary of Women Artists. Routledge. p. 386. ISBN9781136599019.
January 07, 2023
atkinson, gwen, john, atkinson, painting, portrait, gwen, john, collection, metropolitan, museum, atkinsonartistgwen, john, yearc, 1897mediumoil, paint, paneldimensions30, locationmetropolitan, museum, artaccession, 1979, identifiersthe, object, 481922, edit, . Mrs Atkinson is a painting portrait by Gwen John It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Mrs AtkinsonArtistGwen John Yearc 1897MediumOil paint panelDimensions30 5 cm 12 0 in 31 1 cm 12 2 in LocationMetropolitan Museum of ArtAccession No 1979 135 27 IdentifiersThe Met object ID 481922 edit on Wikidata Description and interpretation EditThe work depicts John s cleaning woman Mrs Atkinson sitting in a room covered with flocked wallpaper 2 There is a sheep skull on the mantelpiece though this is not thought to have symbolic meaning 3 Simon Schama writes that she is glancing anxiously sideways uncertain of what is wanted of her 2 The painting was exhibited at the New English Art Club in the spring of 1900 marking a strong phase of her career that also saw her Self portrait on display there about that time 3 It is considered among the carefully executed tonal paintings of rather detailed genre subjects in her first mature oil works 4 References Edit Mrs Atkinson Metmuseum org Metropolitan Museum of Art Retrieved 2017 08 10 a b Schama Simon 2016 The Face of Britain A History of the Nation Through Its Portraits New York Oxford University Press ISBN 9780190621896 a b Taubman Mary 1985 Gwen John the artist and her work Cornell University Press p 24 ISBN 9780801418945 Gaze Delia 2013 04 03 Concise Dictionary of Women Artists Routledge p 386 ISBN 9781136599019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mrs Atkinson Gwen John amp oldid 1029969090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
