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The Briar Rose (triptych, right wing)

Walter Crane

1905

tempera

panel

From the collection of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Art Nouveau Early Modern

Dominant colour

The Briar Rose (triptych, right wing) is a 1905 tempera by Walter Crane, a Art Nouveau work, held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Who painted this?: Walter Crane
When & what style?: 1905 · Art Nouveau
Where can I see it?: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

About this work

This painting depicts a woman in a blue dress sitting on a red chair, with her arms raised and hands clasped together. She wears a gold belt and has a gold and black patterned sleeve on her right arm. In the background, there are arched columns and a woman in a red dress standing on a balcony. The woman in blue is surrounded by other figures, including a man in black and a woman in white, who are all engaged in various activities. The scene is set against a backdrop of stone walls and columns, with a sense of grandeur and elegance. The painting's use of tempera gives it a sense of luminosity and depth, drawing the viewer's eye to the central figure of the woman in blue. If you're interested in learning more about the technique used in this painting, you might want to look up tempera.