A Fond Farewell
r.b.a john william godward (1861 – 1922)
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A Fond Farewell is an oil on canvas painting by the English painter John William Godward. It is painted in 1918. The vast majority of Godward's extant images feature women in Classical dress, posed against these landscape features, though there are some semi-nude and fully nude figures. Godward devoted his whole life to painting girls in classical robes, usually posing decoratively on a marble terrace.
About this artwork
- Title: A Fond Farewell
- Artist: r.b.a john william godward
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Corpus context: romanticized leisure" , mediterranean serenity"
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Keywords: oil on canvas , classical painting , marble balcony
- Color hue: Yellow-Green Range
- Perceived brightness: brilliant
