Girl in a Red Cloak
About this artwork
The sitter in this portrait is believed to be Dr Elsie Bain, a lifelong friend who Redpath met while studying in Edinburgh. It shows early evidence of Redpath’s interest in combining both two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms, a feature that was typical of her later work. After travelling to Italy on a scholarship in 1919, the influence of early Italian painting became apparent. The sitter is represented in profile against an elaborate background with a decorative frieze along the bottom, reminiscent of early Renaissance frescoes. The flat handling of the paint and limited palette are dramatically different to the vibrant colours and more expressive brushwork for which she is best known.
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artist:Anne Redpath (1895 - 1965) Scottish
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title:Girl in a Red Cloak
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date created:About 1920
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materials:Oil on plywood
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measurements:59.70 x 54.20 cm; Framed: 64.50 x 60.20 x 4.30 cm / 7.00 kg
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credit line:Purchased 1977
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accession number:GMA 1646
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Anne Redpath
Anne Redpath
Redpath was born in Galashiels and studied at Edinburgh College of Art. In 1920 she married and moved to France, devoting much of the next fourteen years to her family and doing little painting. In the mid-1930s she returned to Scotland, settling in Hawick in the Borders. Redpath admired the French...