1849
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A Girl's Head is a 1849 oil by Augustus Egg, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting features a young girl's head, turned to the right and facing downward. Her dark, curly hair is pulled back, and her face is partially obscured by shadows. The background is a warm, beige color. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality, with the girl's face and hair emerging from the shadows. The overall effect is one of quiet contemplation, as if the girl is lost in thought. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's techniques, you might want to explore the use of glazing in his work.
Augustus Leopold Egg RA (2 May 1816 – 26 March 1863) was a British Victorian artist, and member of The Clique best known for his modern triptych Past and Present (1858), which depicts the breakup of a middle-class Victorian family.
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