Sir George Clausen RA, Sketch of a child wearing a hat for 'Winter Work'
Sir George Clausen RA, Sketch of a child wearing a hat for 'Winter Work'

Sketch of a child wearing a hat for 'Winter Work', ca. 1883

Sir George Clausen RA (1852 - 1944)

RA Collection: Art

This drawing of a girl in profile wearing a hat with a dark band is very likely a study for the schoolgirl seen on the far right of the painting Winter Work (1883; Tate Britain). In the painting, the child carries a bag and a hoop and is viewed in profile turned towards the left, rather than to the right as in this drawing. Clausen added the figure of the girl following the poor reception of Winter Work at the Grosvenor Gallery exhibition of 1883 (no. 152). A pen and ink illustration in the Royal Academy Collection records the original composition of the painting (RA 04/531).

Object details

Title
Sketch of a child wearing a hat for 'Winter Work'
Artist/designer
Sir George Clausen RA (1852 - 1944)
Date
ca. 1883
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Chalk on laid paper
Dimensions

312 mm x 216 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
05/773
Acquisition
Given by Hugh Clausen 1970
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