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A 19th century painting of a lady and a man in conversation.
In a quiet, sunlit drawing room, a young lady sits by the window, bathed in the soft, diffused light of a late afternoon. Her gown is of orange silk, trimmed with fine lace, and it pools elegantly at her feet. Both hands rest delicately on the table, while she holds a glove.
She is caught in a moment of deep thought, her gaze turned slightly downward toward the glove. Her expression is not melancholy, but reflective, tinged with the private tenderness of memory.
The English school’s style shines through in the clarity of form, the subdued palette, and the subtle emotional restraint. The romance is not overt but implied, captured in the silence between the subject and the object she holds. The glove is more than a possession—it is a symbol of absence, of closeness once felt, of something (or someone) not yet said goodbye to.
- Dimensions:Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)Width: 13.19 in (33.5 cm)
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- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 261stDibs: LU2841216211022
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