Nameless and Friendless.
1857
3.0 x 82.0 cm
Тейт Брититен
Emily Mary Osborn was a genre painter who specialised in the theme of the victimised and distressed young woman. Nameless and Friendless is her most famous work and shows an impoverished young female artist, accompanied by her younger brother, attempting to sell one of her pictures to a dealer. The picture contains subtle references to the plight of the single woman seeking employment: she stands nervously pulling a loop of string with downcast eyes as the dealer disdainfully judges her work. She is also shown to be as much an object of scrutiny as her painting, as two men behind her compare her to the bare-legged ballet dancer in the print they examine. In the context of contemporary campaigns for female education and employment, the painting suggests that the woman has been forced by circumstance to exploit the meagre
Emily Mary Osborn (? – ?)
Discover Emily Mary Osborn: Victorian painter known for poignant genre scenes & portraits of women, including 'Nameless & Friendless.' Explore her life & legacy.
Тейт Брититен (Лондон, Великобритания)
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- Название: Nameless and Friendless.
- Художник: Emily Mary Osborn
- Год: 1857
- Размер оригинала: 3.0 x 82.0 cm
- Формат: Landscape
- Правовой статус: Объект авторского права
- Местонахождение: Тейт Брититен
- Цветовая палитра: Earthy
- Воспринимаемая яркость: deep_shadow