Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Charles Sims


[Night Piece to Julia]
oil on canvas
c. 1909 (there seem to be either several versions or one reworked version)
Julia was the daughter of the Scottish painter John MacWhirter. She married Sims and this painting was to commemorate their honeymoon.




[The Fountain] 1907-8
oil on canvas
Tate Gallery

http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1944&page=1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sims_(painter)



['...and the fairies ran away with their clothes']
Leeds Art Gallery

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