Richard Westall
1765-1836
Sun Breaking Through Clouds, with Two Female Figures
Watercolor on card.
5 1/8 x 4 5/16 inches (130 x 110 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2126
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Title devised by cataloger.
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In pencil on verso: Westall.
Provenance:
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a female figure, at left, with her arms raised in a gesture of triumph as she stands in the midst of dark clouds pierced by sunlight; at right, another female figure, bedecked with jewels and with her hair disheveled, reclines with one hand to her head in an attitude of distress.
Associated names:
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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