This is the painting that lured me to the exhibit. This young woman’s housecoat, patterned yellow pillow and tropical plants were introduced to Europe via colonial conquests in the southern hemisphere. Juxtaposed to these items that signify the speed of travel, trade and fashion are the middle class woman’s long slow hours of recuperating health. … Continue reading Tissot – 2| Art Gowns
Tissot, a name I hadn’t heard much. Then the AGO announced an exhibit featuring their collection of 2 oil paintings, 1 watercolour and 30 etchings on paper. A Most Enchanting Day at the AGO In the last decades of the nineteenth century, James Tissot portrayed women within the contradictions of the period. Modernity via the … Continue reading Tissot – I| Art Gowns