Portrait of Jessie M. King
About this artwork
Jessie Marion King was a pupil at Glasgow School of Art at the same time as Helen Paxton Brown and the two became lifelong friends. King was one of the most commercially successful designers to emerge from Glasgow at this time and she sold some of her fabric designs to the famous English firm, Liberty. Here she is shown in a pink dress and white shawl looking out of a window. Brown has used watercolour, ink and black chalk to create a lively study of her friend.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Helen Paxton Brown (1876 - 1956) Scottish
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title:Portrait of Jessie M. King
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Watercolour, ink and black chalk on paper
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measurements:50.10 x 40.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1977
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accession number:GMA 1698
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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...
