Mabel Royds
Magnolia
About this artwork
Between 1933 and 1938 Royds made a series of flower prints. Although she had travelled extensively and lived in both Canada and India, Royds always enjoyed depicting the simple, yet beautiful, things around her. In Magnolia the artist has used the stems of the magnolia plant to create a lively image, despite the muted tones, that leads the eye around the composition.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Mabel RoydsEnglish (1874 - 1941)
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title:Magnolia
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date created:About 1936
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materials:Colour woodcut on paper
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measurements:19.80 x 23.40 cm (paper 23.60 x 28.50 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 1949
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accession number:GMA 521
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Mabel Royds
Mabel Royds
At the age of fifteen Royds won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy in London. However, she had her heart set on studying at the Slade School. After her time at the Slade, Royds moved to Paris and worked with the English painter, Walter Sickert, before travelling to Canada and teaching in...
