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Tommy and the Flapper
F.C.B. Cadell
- © The Artistʼs Family, Courtesy of Portland Gallery, London
Scottish Art
- Themes: Scottish art movements
F.C.B. Cadell
Tommy and the Flapper1915In this ink and watercolour sketch, Cadell has captured the essence of the scene with an economy of line and colour. The drawing depicts a dashing soldier chatting to a girl. The artist has specified that the girl is a ‘flapper’, a term used in the 1920s to describe a particular type of liberated young woman. Cadell joined the Royal Scots in 1915 and this is one of a series of drawings of army life he produced before leaving for service in France. The drawings were published in 1916 in the book ‘Jack and Tommy’, and sold to benefit the Red Cross. Their clean lines and flat colours anticipate Cadell’s painting style of the 1920s.
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Watercolour
A paint with colouring and binding agents diluted with water. It has a transparent quality and is usually applied to paper.
Details
- Accession no. GMA 3772
- Medium Ink and watercolour on card
- Size 43.10 x 34.30 cm (mounted: 63.50 x 50.80 cm) (framed: 67.30 x 54.60 cm)
- Credit Purchased 1994
F.C.B. Cadell (Scottish, 1883 - 1937)
Cadell studied in Paris and lived in Munich before settling in his native Edinburgh around 1909. Cadell's pre-war work is influenced by the Impressionists. From around 1920, his work became brighter and bolder. Shadows were suppressed to such an extent that the paintings of this period are comprised of areas of flat colour. Cadell made regular trips to France and Iona with fellow Scottish Colourist S. J. Peploe. Both artists were influenced by the effects of strong sunlight, which led them to use areas of bright colour in their paintings.
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Impressionism
An influential style of painting that originated in France in the 1870s with artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre-August Renoir and Alfred Sisley. They were interested in capturing the changing effects of light, frequently exploring this through landscape scenes painted in the open air.
Scottish Colourists
A group of Scottish painters comprising S.J. Peploe, F.C.B. Cadell, Leslie Hunter and J.D. Fergusson who were active in the early 20th century. They all spent time in France and were influenced by French artists' bold use of colour and free brushwork.