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A young girl seated in a chair facing right, beneath a bower of roses, a bowl of cherries in her hand
Auction: 06/15/2011
Lot: 26
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Kate Greenaway AUCTION RECORDS
1846 Hoxton, North London - 1901 London, England. Known for: Botanic, genre, children-miniature painter.
The essence of Victorian childhood is exhibited in the idealized children of Catherine Greenaway's work. Her dreamy little figures seem almost melancholy as they prance through the English... Read full biography
The essence of Victorian childhood is exhibited in the idealized children of Catherine Greenaway's work. Her dreamy little figures seem almost melancholy as they prance through the English countryside unaware of time or place. Their outfits of frilly smocks, mob caps and sunbonnets seem Regency in... Read full biography
The essence of Victorian childhood is exhibited in the idealized children of Catherine Greenaway's work. Her dreamy little figures seem almost melancholy as they prance through the English countryside unaware of time or place. Their outfits of frilly smocks, mob caps and sunbonnets seem Regency in appearance but are none-the-less the figments of Miss Greenaway's girlish imagination. They are an outcome of her unwillingness to leave childhood behind. CHILDHOOD . Originally named Catherine, Kate... Read full biography
The essence of Victorian childhood is exhibited in the idealized children of Catherine Greenaway's work. Her dreamy little figures seem almost melancholy as they prance through the English countryside unaware of time or place. Their outfits of frilly smocks, mob caps and sunbonnets seem Regency in appearance but are none-the-less the figments of Miss Greenaway's girlish imagination. They are an outcome of her unwillingness to leave childhood behind. CHILDHOOD . Originally named Catherine, Kate was born on March 17, 1846, in Hoxton, North London. Her father John Greenaway was a master engraver and her mother, Elizabeth Catherine Jones, was an accomplished seamstress. Kate's choice of profession was clearly influenced by John Greenaway. They... Read full biography
The essence of Victorian childhood is exhibited in the idealized children of Catherine Greenaway's work. Her dreamy little figures seem almost melancholy as they prance through the English countryside unaware of time or place. Their outfits of frilly smocks, mob caps and sunbonnets seem Regency in appearance but are none-the-less the figments of Miss Greenaway's girlish imagination. They are an outcome of her unwillingness to leave childhood behind. CHILDHOOD . Originally named Catherine, Kate was born on March 17, 1846, in Hoxton, North London. Her father John Greenaway was a master engraver and her mother, Elizabeth Catherine Jones, was an accomplished seamstress. Kate's choice of profession was clearly influenced by John Greenaway. They had a special bond, and he served as a guiding force throughout her life. It is... Read full biography
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Study of a young girl in a garden, a border of nasturtiums beyond
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