Untitled [Woman Sewing with Children]

Date
circa 1910 See full details

Object Detail

Catalogue number
FH0508
Date
circa 1910
Brief Description
Berthe Morisot’s 'Le bearceau' (The Cradle) may have influenced this intimate scene, but whereas Morisot’s mother gazes, head in hand, at her sleeping infant beneath its protective veil, here the smaller child is sitting up, possibly vying with the older one for their mother’s attention. She sits, head bowed, concentrating on her sewing. When not teaching groups of students Frances Hodgkins was often short on funds, which could explain the limited colour range in this work.
Medium
watercolour, charcoal and pencil
Dimensions
382 x 284 mm
Collection
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Institutional number
2007/8/8
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2007
Provenance
Private Collection, France.
Galerie Mathieu Neouze, Paris, France.
Purchased by Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki from Galerie Mathieu Neouze, Paris, France, 2007.
Exhibition history
References
Catherine Hammond, Mary Kisler, Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys, Auckland University Press, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland, 2019| p. [69] (colour ill. 3.30)

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