Tayler was a leading member of the art movement known as the ‘Newlyn School’. This work was painted using the classic square brush technique, and represents a typical Newlyn interior, with a single female figure seated at a table, reading the Bible.
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Title of artwork, date
Her Comfort, 1889
Date supported
2007
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
45 x 34 cm
Grant
4620
Total cost
10120
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