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| Nom de l'objet : | Painting |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Mabel Jane Gill |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Art |
| Matériaux : | Paint |
| Numéro d'accession : | 76.278 |
| Date de début de production : | 1948-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1948-12-31 |
| Description : | A still life painting depicting a bowl of apples on a table. Leaves and branches are in and around bowl. |
| Commentaires : | This painting is attributed to Mabel Jane Gill nee Manley circa 1948. Gill was born June 29, 1887 in South Maitland to George Manley and Jane Cook both of Nova Scotia. She married Benson Gill of Upper Kennetcook in 1908 in Maitland, Nova Scotia. Gill died on July 28, 1957 at the age of 70. In this still life oil painting, Gill depicts a bowl of apples. Gill is likely painting this genre as a method of refining her technique. At this stage, she is still a student; the curvature and ellipse of the bowl is slightly skewed highlighting Gills problems with perspective. The plain, dark background forces the viewer to focus on the bowl and fruit. Still life painting was popularized in the seventeenth century in the Netherlands and spread throughout Europe. Earlier examples exist from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but they largely focus on religious objects. The seventeenth century iteration of the genre arose from urbanization and an increased emphasis on personal objects and everyday items. By the Victorian period, the interest in still life emerged from an increased desire to generate realistic images. Women in particular created still life paintings due in large part to social restrictions; flowers were especially popular for their feminine associations. The genre, however, was not isolated to female artists; several watercolour painters chose to create still life images as a demonstration of their painterly skills. Both William Henry Hunt and John Sherrin, for example, specialized in still life. The genre was thought to emphasize an artists attention to detail and observational skills as well as his ability to render realistic shapes, colours, and textures. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Truro |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |
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