Angles (The Wharf)

1922

Margaret Watkins

Associated Names
Margaret Watkins

Artist, Canadian, 1884 - 1969

The image shows an elevated view looking down at an intersecting dock and a boat. The dock extends diagonally from the bottom left corner towards the upper right side of the image, where it bends at a right angle. A rowboat with wooden slats and a paddle rests parallel to the dock on the right side. The horizon is undefined and disappears into a soft, misty light, blending the sky and water seamlessly. The tonal palette is soft and monochromatic, featuring sepia tones. The wooden planks of the dock show grain and texture, while the water reflects light quietly.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    palladium print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.7 × 15.2 cm (8 1/8 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 21.5 × 16.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.35.1

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Margaret Watkins Courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Margaret Watkins, Glasgow, Scotland; bequeathed to Joseph Mulholland, who established the Estate of Margaret Watkins,1969; (Robert Mann Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2021

  • Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, 2021 - 2022, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2012

  • Margaret Watkins: Domestic Symphonies. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 2012: pl. 12.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower center of backing board in graphite: Margaret Watkins 1924; upper center: Emily [?]; on verso, probably by artist, center in graphite: One for Steiner [?] / reversed!; bottom center: 1997 L.7

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