View of the Garden at 17 Grove End Road
James Tissot, c. 1882

This painting shows a view of Tissot's garden at 17 Grove End Road in St John's Wood, London, where he had an impressive villa set in a generous plot. The section of the garden shown here would have been typical of the middle-class suburban villas of the time. It shows a gravel path bordered by lawn, with a long border of mature shrubs and trees to the left with a low edging plant. The path runs behind the house with its greenhouse, the painting thus providing an evocative view of a London garden and its relationship to the house. Privacy was of great importance in the garden design of Victorian villa gardens. The view is a departure for Tissot because it is uninhabited by figures and appears far more blank, melancholic and without the glamour of his usual garden depictions.
More information
Title of artwork, date
View of the Garden at 17 Grove End Road, c. 1882
Date supported
2004
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
27 x 21 cm
Grant
9500
Total cost
21000

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