Ardor

Augustus Edwin John R.A., O.M., 1878 - 1961



Ardor

Augustus Edwin John R.A., O.M. 1878 - 1961

Summary

A post-impressionist portrait featuring a close-up head and shoulders, three-quarter right side portrait of Dorelia McNeill, wife of the artist. She has dark eyes, long dark hair pulled back off her face, and a distinctive face with a sharp nose and dimpled cheeks. She wears a white shirt and black, velvet coat. There is a plain, dark background.


Object Name

Ardor

Date Created

1904 (exhib)

Dimensions

unframed: 46cm x 35.6cm
framed: 60cm x 50cm

accession number

1925.289

Place of creation

England

Support

canvas

Medium

oil paint

Credit

Gift of Mr Charles Lambert Rutherston, 1925

Legal

© the Artist’s Estate. All Rights Reserved 2021/ Bridgeman Images


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