About this artwork
Bold, outlined blocks of colour form a complex pattern across the canvas. The richly textured paintwork emphasises its tapestry-like appearance, and echoes Gauld's stained-glass designs. Japanese prints influenced the composition of both this work and its companion piece 'Music' (Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow). The painting was shown at the Munich International Exhibition of 1890 alongside the Glasgow Boys' work. Its exceptional quality prompted its purchase by the influential art dealer Alexander Reid.
Updated before 2020
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artist:David Gauld (1865 - 1936) Scottish
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title:Saint Agnes
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date created:1889 - 1890
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:61.30 x 35.50 cm; Framed: 82.20 x 56.90 x 7.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased with Art Fund support, 1999
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accession number:NG 2701
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David Gauld
David Gauld
Gauld's innovations in painting chiefly emerge in his early decorative pictures, rather than the popular, rural Ayrshire paintings he produced from the mid-1890s onwards. He was a good friend of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and had studied part-time at Glasgow School of Art. His first works to attract...