A quiet afternoon

Details

James Macbeth (1847-1891)
A quiet afternoon
signed with initials and dated 'JM 70' (lower right) and further signed and inscribed 'J. Macbeth/23 Newman St./Oxford/A quiet Afternoon/370/Home' (on the reverse)
oil on panel
11 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (30.2 x 23.8 cm.)

Exhibited

New York, Shepherd Gallery, English Romantic Art 1850-1920, September-October 2005, no. 9, as 'The Quiet Moment'.

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Lot Essay

James Macbeth was a Glasgow-born artist who exhibited his portraits and genre work in both London and Scotland. A quiet afternoon anticipates the mood of Aestheticism, the cultural movement which came to fruition during the 1880s.

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