Man at an Easel
About this artwork
Paxton Brown was well-known for her abilities to sketch quickly from memory, creating lively, expressive drawings of her experiences brought back to life on the page. She commented that “When doing memory sketches, the artist is not interrupted by having to look up from time to time at the model, and can so give amore flowing lines and washes. The character of a sitter is often better expressed when done from memory, because only the essentials are remembered.”
Updated before 2020
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artist:Helen Paxton Brown (1876 - 1956) Scottish
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title:Man at an Easel
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Black chalk on paper
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measurements:23.50 x 26.40 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1977
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accession number:GMA 1706
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Helen Paxton Brown
Helen Paxton Brown
A native of Glasgow, Helen Paxton Brown was a student at Glasgow School of Art at the same time as Jessie M. King and the two became lifelong friends. They shared a studio from around 1898 until 1907 and, like King, Paxton Brown was associated with the Glasgow Girls. Paxton Brown excelled at...