I was wandering through the galleries in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum a few months ago and came across the painting shown above (click to enlarge). The reproduction does not do justice to the original. For a lower-quality impression, below is an aide-memoir photo I hurriedly shot. Note the differences in color, possibly related to local lighting conditions. The painting stood out from the others arranged near it, perhaps partly due to its size, but more because of how decisive was the application of paint. Its title is "Little Brother" (1920-22) and the artist was Norah Neilson Gray (1882-1931); her Wikipedia entry is here. Gray is been grouped under the "Glasgow Girls" label (an analog to the better-known "Glasgow Boys" active in the 1880s and 1890s). I posted on the "Girls" here and about Bessie MacNicol, another outstanding member of the group, here. MacNicol's paintings are more Impressionist-influenced and seem fussy compared to Gray's typical use of crisply defined color areas to portray her subjects. Here are more examples of her work. Gallery The Belgian Refugee - c1915 Scottish Women's Hospital Salopian Cup and Chinese Vase Self-Portrait - 1918 Self-Portrait This self-portrait reminds me of the work of Romaine Brooks.
AN IMPORTANT work by a leading Helensburgh artist of the past, Norah Neilson Gray, is on display in Helensburgh Library. The painting, “Hôpital Auxilaire D’Armée 30, Abbaye de Royaumont” by Norah Neilson Gray, was gifted to the people of Helensburgh by the artist’s sister, Dr Tina Gray, on her death in 1984.
Self Portrait in the Art. The self-portrait through the history of painting and all seasons
Norah Neilson Gray (1882-1931), escocesa. Gray fue una pintora formada en la Escuela de Glasgow, un grupo de artistas modernistas, del cual Las chicas de Glasgow, del que ella formó parte, estaba integrado por pintoras representativas de la escuela. Hospital auxiliar es una de sus obras más destacadas. retrato de un niño autorretrato el refugiado belga ian y rosemary la asistente la copa con flores y el jarrón chino el hermano pequeño el niño con las naranjas hospital auxiliar título desconocido (o una mujer sentada)
As the title suggests this is an exhibition of work solely by female artists, and it is in many ways shameful and sad that such an exhibition is even necessary in the C21. But it is. And in seeking…
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