The Unwed Mother
Artist: Jean-Louis Forain (1852 - 1931)
Location: Bristol's City Museum and Art Gallery
Date: 1909
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 61 x 74 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £750 (Total: £2,390)
Vendor: Arthur Tooth & Sons
Review number: 2129 (1963)
Provenance:
Beurdeley; A.S.Frere; Christie's, 1963; Tooth & Sons.
Description:
Behind a partition, 2 women are weeping into a handkerchief, the older one is seated, and the younger standing. In front of the partition are two other seated figures with a third visible behind. Perhaps a paternity case.
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