Easter Sunday

1940

Robert Austin

Associated Names
Robert Austin

Artist, British, 1895 - 1973

The image shows two people kneeling at an altar or prayer stand. The person in the foreground has light-colored, wavy hair and a pensive expression, with hands clasped in front. They wear a long coat and a headscarf. The person beside them also kneels, with their head slightly turned, wearing a similar head covering. Around them is a wooden structure, and an umbrella is nearby. The altar has a floral arrangement with large blooms and candlesticks holding unlit candles. The background is dark, suggesting an indoor setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift from Clare Calder and her sister Rachel Austin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.7 x 12 cm (6 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 25.9 x 23.2 cm (10 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.5.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine Art Society 2001, no. 129

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rachel Austin and Clare Calder (the artist's daughters); acquired 2012 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Drawings and Prints by Robert Sargent Austin, with a Complete Catalog of His Prints. London: Fine Art Society, 2001, no. 129.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: RSA; lower center in graphite: 4 3 pr. 7 June

Wikidata ID

Q76560501

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