The Festival
1875
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1875
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
The Festival is a 1875 oil by Sir John Edward Poynter, a Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
The painting shows people gathered in a crowded scene. It's an oil on canvas work from 1875. The artist used warm colors to depict the festival, which is interesting because it gives a sense of energy and movement. The festival scene is full of people, which makes it feel lively. The way the artist composed the scene, with people in the foreground and background, adds to the sense of activity. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of glazing.
Collection of the artist, 1875 [lent to London 1875, along with The Golden Age, 2002.379]. Possibly B. Thomas [according to Fine Arts Society 1974]. P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, by 1972, with The Golden Age [see Burlington Magazine 1972]; sold to Suzette Morton Davidson (née Zurcher) (died 1996), Santa Barbara and Chicago, 1973 with The Golden Age [according to bill of sale, dated January 31, 1973, copy in curatorial file]; bequeathed to the Art Institute with her husband Eugene Davidson (died 2002) having life interest, 2002.
Henry Blackburn, Academy Notes: 1875 (London: Chatto and Windus, 1875), pp. 22–23, no. 233. James Dafforne, “The Works of Edward J. Poynter, R. A.,” Art Journal 3 (1877), p. 51. William Cosmo Monkhouse, Sir Edward John Poynter, President of the Royal Academy (London: Virtue & Co., 1897), n. p. E. T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, The Works of John Ruskin, vol. 14 (London: George Allen, 1904), p. 273, no. 233. Algernon Graves, The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and their Work from its Foundation in 1769 to 1904, vol. 6 (London: H. Graves and Co., Ltd., 1906), p.…
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Sir John Edward Poynter (1836–1919) was an English artist.
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