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Interior of an Irish Cabin, 1868
Oil on Board, 16 x 23cm
Signed
Inscription on original label verso: Interior of an Irish cabin 1868 by Erskine Nicol R.S.A - Given to Mr Horace Woodward of Birmingham by the artist and by him to Sophie Palmer (now Mrs Hamilton Marr) August 1868 while they were both staying at Mr Woodward’s home - Sophie Marr
Like Van Gogh, Nicol was fascinated with rural interiors, as is witnessed by this Interior of an Irish Cabin. It documents Nicol’s techniques: he drew the general composition and the openings first, and then the background, the general contours of the figures, and he finally applied the colours to the characters and the touches of light. The last step, regarding the little details, was begun on the left side. This oil was painted in August 1868, while Nicol was staying in Birmingham with Horace Woodward, to whom it was gifted. By 1868, Nicol was popular, so Woodward could have seen his picture called Bliss (1863), which conveys a similar sense of happy family life. and it can be imagined that Woodward had asked him to paint a similar image. Thus, happy family times were treasured by Nicol’s characters, but also by their admirers. Indeed, Nicol’s public was fond of joyful scenes, as is also observed in The Rejected (1854).
Dr. Amélie Dochy
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Interior of an Irish Cabin, 1868
Oil on Board, 16 x 23cm
Signed
Inscription on original label verso: Interior of an Irish cabin 1868 by Erskine Nicol R.S.A - Given to Mr Horace Woodward of Birmingham by the artist and by him to Sophie Palmer (now Mrs Hamilton Marr) August 1868 while they were both staying at Mr Woodward’s home - Sophie Marr
Like Van Gogh, Nicol was fascinated with rural interiors, as is witnessed by this Interior of an Irish Cabin. It documents Nicol’s techniques: he drew the general composition and the openings first, and then the background, the general contours of the figures, and he finally applied the colours to the characters and the touches of light. The last step, regarding the little details, was begun on the left side. This oil was painted in August 1868, while Nicol was staying in Birmingham with Horace Woodward, to whom it was gifted. By 1868, Nicol was popular, so Woodward could have seen his picture called Bliss (1863), which conveys a similar sense of happy family life. and it can be imagined that Woodward had asked him to paint a similar image. Thus, happy family times were treasured by Nicol’s characters, but also by their admirers. Indeed, Nicol’s public was fond of joyful scenes, as is also observed in The Rejected (1854).
Dr. Amélie Dochy