Sylvia Gosse
1913
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1913
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a woman in a dark coat sitting in a plain room, her hands folded in her lap. Gilman painted his friend Sylvia Gosse, who was also an artist. She looks quiet, almost like she’s waiting for the moment to end. The colors are flat and soft—no shadows to make her stand out. To see how other British painters worked with light and quiet faces, look up impasto.
