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[Winding the Skein] 1896
oil on canvas
52 x 59.5"
unusual for this period of his art for featuring more than one figure. Generally he used Italian models, but these seem to be Anglo-Saxon.
1861 - 1922
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Godward
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[Nerissa]
2 comments:
I love Godwards work, thanks for sharing these.
Enzie from World Market Portraits
I agree he had a lovely touch and a real sense of how to use colour.
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