THE VAGRANT.

Photos: Jonathan Russell.

  • Title(s): The Vagrant (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Description: The upper body of an older woman leaning towards the viewer, right hand raised, palm facing outward, left hand open, palm upward, a ring in the palm, behind at head level a row of buildings, the work generally sketchily painted [impressionist style, the buildings recalling cubist style of representation], the most precise work being around the eyes.
  • Media: oil on canvas (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Dimensions: “framed: 10 cm (depth); 93.5 cm (height); 79 cm (width) / unframed: 74 cm (height); 59.4 cm (width)” (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Signature/date/other text:
  • History:
    • 1900-1910 – Manchester Art Gallery.
    • 1934 – “bequeathed by the artist, 1934” (artuk.org).
    • 2018-2019 – Exhibited Manchester Art Gallery – Painting Light and Hope (exhibition 23 Feb 2018 to 6 Jan 2019, but this work not on continuous display).
  • Location: Manchester Art Gallery.

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