About this artwork
This is a vibrant and humours drawing of a young sailor talking to a glamorous woman. Cadell has expertly depicted the woman’s demure glance with minimal brushstrokes and a hint of red to suggest her lips. Cadell joined the Royal Scots in 1915 and produced a series of drawings like this of army life before leaving for service in France. Twenty of the drawings were published in 1916 in the book ‘Jack and Tommy’, which was sold to benefit the Red Cross. Their clean lines and flat colours anticipate the style of his painting in the 1920s.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883 - 1937) Scottish
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title:Delicate Banter
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date created:1915
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materials:Ink and watercolour on card
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measurements:37.60 x 30.60 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1994
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accession number:GMA 3785
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Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell
Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell
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...
