Art Funded
The Window
© Estate of the artist
William Ratcliffe (1870 - 1955)
Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery
1913
The painting shows plants on a sunny window sill, in a palette of soft pinks, mauves, blues and greens. It is a very decorative work, reflecting Ratcliffe's earlier career as a wallpaper designer. The work was painted in Letchworth and speaks of the ideals of the fledgling Garden City: pure air, wild flowers and sunshine.
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 50.8 x 40.7cm
- Art Fund Grant: £3747 ( Total: £12,000)
- ArtFunded in: 2004
- Vendor: Jeff Horwood
Provenance
Lewis Falk Ltd, Letchworth by 1954; Fine Art Society Ltd by 1976; Anthony d'Offay by 1979; Jeff Horwood family collection.
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