Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

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Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis

Technique


                    Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis, Georgia Museum of Art
Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis, Georgia Museum of Art

It is painted thinly on a grey primed panel, with rather cursory brushwork on the pavement, and a higher degree of finish within the doorway at right that frames the child in her glowing orangey-red dress.

Conservation History


                    Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis,photograph, ca 1945
Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis,photograph, ca 1945

                    Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis, photograph, ca 1980
Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis, photograph, ca 1980

                    Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis, Georgia Museum of Art
Rose and Red: The Barber's Shop, Lyme Regis, Georgia Museum of Art

Photographs show that while the main fabric of the painting has not changed,there are signs of abrasion at the edges.

Last updated: 17th October 2020 by Margaret