1867
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Faces in the Fire is a 1867 oil by Francis Montague Holl, a British Romanticism work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This painting shows a young girl sitting on the floor, looking up with a sad expression. She is barefoot and wears a white, off-the-shoulder top and a dark skirt. The room is dimly lit, with a bed in the background and a door on the right side. The girl's gaze is directed upwards, as if she is looking at something or someone above her. The overall atmosphere of the painting is somber and melancholic. The artist, Francis Montague Holl, used oil paint to create this piece, which is now held at the Ashmolean Museum.
Francis Montague Holl (London 4 July 1845 – 31 July 1888 London) was a British painter, specialising in somewhat sentimental paintings with a moment from a narrative situation, often drawing on the trends of social…
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