Portrait of the Artist's Father (A Quiet Hour)

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A three-quarter length portrait of a man, with the subject seated in an armchair with wooden arms. He is facing left, and is looking away from us. He has light coloured hair, a ginger moustache and grey eyes. He is wearing a dark coat over a green waistcoat and trousers, and a white cravat. In his right hand he holds his pipe. The background is dark, with a red velvet tasselled canopy at the top left-hand side.

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Nottingham

Title

Portrait of the Artist's Father (A Quiet Hour)

Date

1926

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 91.4 x W 71.1 cm

Accession number

NCM 1956-75

Acquisition method

purchased from Henry Ball, Esq., 1956

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

sig H. Ball

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Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Friar Lane, off Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG1 6EL England

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