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'In My Studio', also known as 'In the Corner of My Studio'

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1893

Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912), In My Studio (also known as In the Corner of My Studio), 1893, Oil on canvas.61.6 x 46.4cm. Signed and inscribed 'L. Alma Tadema/op. CCCXIX' (upper right). Courtesy Leighton House.
Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912), In My Studio, 1893
Courtesy Leighton House

In My Studio by prominent Victorian painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema is the latest work from Frederic Leighton’s art collection to return to its original location in the Silk Room in Leighton’s house, now the Leighton House museum.

Both friends and notable artists of the time, Tadema traded his painting for Leighton’s The Bath of Psyche in 1893, which he hung in his St John’s Wood house. Following Leighton’s death in 1896, his collection, including In My Studio, was sold and dispersed.

The painting depicts the piano alcove in Tadema’s studio, with its opulent golden step and onyx windows. A woman dressed in classical costume smells a vase of roses placed on top of the piano, which has been dressed in a luxurious red and gold detailed textile. The decadent interior design is an important record of the lavish Victorian studio houses that both Tadema and Leighton built and occupied.

You can now see In My Studio on permanent display in the same spot where Leighton originally hung it at Leighton House, alongside other works in the ongoing project to return the artist’s collection to the museum. These include A Vase of Dahlias by Albert Moore, acquired with Art Fund support in 2020.

More information

Title of artwork, date

'In My Studio', also known as 'In the Corner of My Studio', 1893

Date supported

2023

Medium and material

Oil

Dimensions

61.6 x 46.4 cm

Total cost

889056

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