Before Mass

1926

Robert Austin

Associated Names
Robert Austin

Artist, British, 1895 - 1973

Twenty-One Gallery

Publisher

The image shows a woman kneeling on a small rug beside a bench. She is seen from behind with her upper body bent forward. Her head is facing downwards. She has long, straight hair that falls over her back. She is wearing a sleeveless top and a full skirt. Her arms are extended downwards, and she is holding a bowl in her hands. Around her is a wooden floor with fabric and an overturned slipper. There is a jug with a handle on the floor near her and a teapot on a table behind her, along with some stacked books. The background shows a wall with framed pictures and a curtain, suggesting an interior setting. The lighting is dim, casting shadows on the wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 x 11.3 cm (4 15/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1035

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine Art Society 2001, no. 64, v/v


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

Bibliography

1930

  • Dodgson, Campbell. A Catalogue of Etchings and Engravings by Robert Austin, R.E., 1913-1929. London: Twenty-One Gallery, 1930, no. 64, v/v.

2001

  • Drawings and Prints by Robert Sargent Austin, with a Complete Catalog of His Prints. London: Fine Art Society, 2001, no. 64.

Wikidata ID

Q64961338

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