Print of the Day!! Tues, June 4, 2024 is by Phyllis Mary Legge (1892-1981): "The Market, Concarneau", intaglio, 1927, proof.
Print of the Day!! Tuesday, June 4, 2024 is by British printmaker Phyllis Mary Legge (1892-1981). ?
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"The Market, Concarneau" is an intaglio print, an etching with drypoint, by British printmaker Phyllis Mary Legge (1892-1981) done in 1927. The image measures 6 x 6 inches and is pencil signed and titled by the artist in the lower margin. The image was printed by the artist in an unkown edition on an ivory laid paper that measures 6-5/8 x 6-1/2 inches. Another impression is located in the British Museum (1928, 1016.1). This impression was from the collection of Danish art critic Georg Br?chner. The gallery inventory number for this work is 4254.
This intaglio by British woman printmaker Phyllis Mary Legge? (1892-1981) is available from the gallery for purchase.
Very little is currently available regarding the career or life of woman artist Phyllis Mary Legge. Her father was artist Arthur J. Legge, member of the Royal British Academy and himself a teacher. Phyllis taught at Saint Martin's School for Art in London, and her work was published by The Studio magazine, a leading periodical of British and European artists at the time, covering both fine and decorative art. It's therefore assumed that she must have been a relatively well connected artist, but for one reason or another, did not build a market for her work that lasted into current records.
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Despite this, "The Market Concarneau" shows an experienced and gifted artist's sensitivity of line, and a deft ability to capture a mood in a small format. The seated elderly Breton woman wears an expression of weary calm that has settled into her features. Her fresh vegetables are on display in baskets at her feet, save for a small pumpkin in her hands. Legge captures her subject with dignity. In the background shoppers gather beneath a canopy, behind a table displaying fabrics, available for purchase.
Following on yesterday's image by Anna Chassar Dallas we feature a second print of a vender in Brittany. Concarneau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in Northwestern France. This impression was from the collection of Danish art critic Georg Br?chner who wrote for The Studio magazine.
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