Original artwork description:
Mary Dillwyn was a pioneer, one of the first women photographers. This painting was produced for an exhibition entitled 'A Victorian Tapestri' at Tapestri Gallery Swansea.
"Tapestri is situated in Llys Glas, a former police station and one of Swansea’s most iconic Victorian buildings.
Key landmarks in the city sprang up from the 1850s onwards. By the time of the 1879 ordnance survey map the city was littered with hospitals, cemeteries, workhouses, schools, assembly rooms, and other key municipal buildings which are still standing today.
We are encouraging responses along the theme of Victorian landmarks in Swansea and welcome all kinds of archaeological, historical, metaphorical, and allegorical excavations of Swansea’s Victorian heritage."
The painting is a wall hanging, designed to mimic traditional tapestries, using a patterned damask. Dillwyn often used leaves, exposed on photographic paper, to frame her images.
Materials used:
oil on damask
Tags:
#mary dillwyn #portrait #woman #contemporary #black and white #wall art #face #female #wall hanging #historical #history #monotone #tapestryMary Dillwyn (2015)
Oil painting
by Helen Finney
1 Artist Reviews
£945
- Oil painting on Fabric
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 142.24 x 167.64 x 0.03cm (unframed) / 142.24 x 167.64cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Original artwork description
Mary Dillwyn was a pioneer, one of the first women photographers. This painting was produced for an exhibition entitled 'A Victorian Tapestri' at Tapestri Gallery Swansea.
"Tapestri is situated in Llys Glas, a former police station and one of Swansea’s most iconic Victorian buildings.
Key landmarks in the city sprang up from the 1850s onwards. By the time of the 1879 ordnance survey map the city was littered with hospitals, cemeteries, workhouses, schools, assembly rooms, and other key municipal buildings which are still standing today.
We are encouraging responses along the theme of Victorian landmarks in Swansea and welcome all kinds of archaeological, historical, metaphorical, and allegorical excavations of Swansea’s Victorian heritage."
The painting is a wall hanging, designed to mimic traditional tapestries, using a patterned damask. Dillwyn often used leaves, exposed on photographic paper, to frame her images.
Materials used:
oil on damask
Tags:
#mary dillwyn #portrait #woman #contemporary #black and white #wall art #face #female #wall hanging #historical #history #monotone #tapestryReturns and refunds
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Artist Reviews (1)
This artwork is sold by Helen Finney from United Kingdom
Helen Finney
United Kingdom
About
Originally
from Kent, my family moved to Wales whilst I was still in school and have lived and
worked here ever since. My initial training was in technical
illustration, which... Read more
