Souvenir of an International Ball (Portrait of Miss Kathleen Bruce), 1907

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Souvenir of an International Ball (Portrait of Miss Kathleen Bruce), 1907

Souvenir of an " International Ball" (Portrait of Miss Kathleen Bruce), 1907. The subject for this portrait is Miss Kathleen Bruce, later Lady Scott, the widow of Antarctic explorer Sir Robert F. Scott. However, as the pictures original title underlines (Souvenir of an " International Ball" ), the identity of the sitter is less important than her treatment as a decorous object. Highlighting the woman in front of a shadowed screen decorated with foliage, Shannon positioned her to ensure her hoop skirt billowed out and filled the large chair. The result is a " bouquet" of fabrics and bows which bursts forth from the real bouquet of flowers nestled upon the womans lap. Shannons debt to the Venetian Renaissance painter Titian (about 1489-1576) is evident in the loose brushwork he used to represent realistically the soft material of the dress and to heighten the sense of ornamentation. Although aware of contemporary art movements, he instead preferred to follow the art of previous masters like Titian. He shared this love of older tradition with his living and working partner, Charles Ricketts (1866-1931), as well as with Alphonse Legros (1837-1911), a French-born artist who was an important teacher in Britain

Media ID 19642959

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1863 1937 Charles Hasslewood Shannon Charles Hasslewood Shannon British Early 20th Century

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