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John William Godward, The Signal, 1899. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. www.getty.edu/art/collecti...
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Lost in her thoughts, a languid young woman lounges on a smooth, veined marble bench terminating in a herm figure, probably representing the type of the poet Homer with its heavy beard, thick hair, and narrow ribbon around the head. The cloth wrapped around her hips, over her silky chiton, or tunic, is not an authentic element of ancient costume, but it bears a repeated palmette border based on a common ancient design. The fluffy, spotted animal fur is almost tactile but has no specific connection to antiquity. John William Godward probably included it for the delight of juxtaposing such varied textures and colors. He painted the silk, fur, and marble with great accuracy, approaching photographic realism, and arranged them to enliven the subtly colored composition. The alternate name for the neoclassical painting is “In the Days of Sappho.” Godward specialized in portraying women alone in settings suggesting antiquity, usually decorative, dark-haired beauties in diaphanous gowns created with ingenious contrasts of colors and flesh tones.
Reverie by John William Godward (British) - Oil on canvas / 1904 - The Getty Center (Los Angeles, California) #womeninart #painting #gettycenter #godward #art #fineart #thegetty #britishartist #artwork #oilpainting #johnwilliamgodward #bskyart #bsky.art #neoclassical #artoftheday #paintingofawoman
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A beautiful dark-haired and rosy-cheeked maiden (likely Florence (Florrie) Bird, a professional model who worked at the Royal Academy Life Drawing Schools) listlessly teases a playful ginger tabby with a peacock feather, upon a crescent shaped marble bench beside the sea. Oleander push skyward behind the girl and add to the colour harmony of her yellow and purple robes. Her pose and the setting suggests carefree times when the sun is always shining and the air is full of the heady scent of flowers and sea-salt. The image created is at once suggestive of the ancient past but both the manicured and coiffured maiden and her well-fed pet are also suggestive of modern times.
Idleness by John William Godward (English) - Oil on canvas / 1900 #womeninart #painting #art #godward #artwork #johnwilliamgodward #idleness #kitten #bsky.art #oilpainting #artoftheday #aotd #classicism #neoclassicism
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A woman lies on a long marble bench atop a leopard skin rug while looking at the artist. The colorful coastal setting and light pastel blues and pinks of her dress contrast with her long black curly hair and relaxed expression.
When the Heart is Young by John William Godward (English) - Oil on canvas / 1902 #womeninart #painting #art #godward #artoftheday #bsky.art #oilpainting #portrait #artwork #johnwilliamgodward #englishartist #britishartist #bskyart
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A woman wearing a bright red antique-style dress slightly rippling like a flag wrapped with a wide gold-patterned cloth belt sits with ankles crossed and open-toe sandals while looking anxiously to her right with her right hand shading her eyes as she scans the horizon waiting to hear from a loved one. Her look contrasts sharply with the smooth marble balustrade supporting her and the coastal seascape in the background.
The Signal by John William Godward (British) - Oil on canvas / 1899 - Getty Museum (Los Angeles, California) #art #painting #johnwilliamgodward #womeninart #britishartist #thesignal #gettymuseum #artoftheday #thegetty #paintingofawoman
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