Description
Proctor's image of fashionable, independent women and their shared pleasure in the fragrance and beauty of flowers, epitomises the artist's championing of the feminine. Its modern approach through a simplified, close-up view, in bright, unmodulated colour also reflects the artist's enthusiasm for Japanese prints. Based on a coloured pencil drawing, originally created as a cover for 'The Home' magazine, the artist's cousin Hera Roberts is seen on the right.
Details
- Work Date:
- circa 1928
- Dimensions:
- 22.1 x 20.8 cm blockmark (irreg.); 41.1 x 26.6 cm sheet (irreg.)
- Medium:
- woodcut, printed in black ink, hand-coloured on thin ivory laid tissue
- Credit Line:
- Purchased 1975