Featured striking windrush era? oil

hi folks

this was something i won at local auction yesterday along with an large antique pastel portrait

https://www.easyliveauction.com/cat...bles-vintage-and-general-auction-incl-lot-29/

i think its the best painting I've ever bought

very striking and emotive

the first thought when i saw it was windrush generation era ?

i only had the above link pic to go on, but happily it does look to have some good age to it, 1950s ?

might be an interesting piece of social history

any thoughts or info appreciated

 

She is gorgeous, charlie, very expressive.

Could be, but she could also be of Asian origin. Difficult to say.

 

Thanks Aj, I thought the collar of the jacket looked a bit Asian as well

 

Her face could be Asian as well. You can find her type in Indonesia, but also in mainland SE Asia. Malaysia and Brunei used to be British.

 

Think it would be more interesting if it was a windrush generation portrait

 

It would, but we'll probably never know.

The flowers could be embroidered in gold, which is more Asian.

 

She is a beauty, Ches

Go to page 14 in this document->

That mark was used in 1963-1964

 

Very helpful thanks mate !

 

If I read this correctly, that mark was found on a Freud painting from 1963-4 but could have been introduced sometime before.

Debora

 

For anyone who is interested, but doesn't want to click the link. Cover page of PDF:

British canvas, stretcher and panel suppliers’ marks. Part 9, George Rowney & Co

This guide surveys suppliers’ marks on the reverse of picture supports. This part is devoted to the business founded by George Rowney, trading in more than one partnership before becoming George Rowney & Co. Rowney’s is one of very few artists’ supply businesses with origins in the 18th century still trading today, as Daler-Rowney, albeit no longer in family hands. The business has been a significant supplier of canvases and panels from the 1810s. For further information, see British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - R on this website. Measurements of marks, given where known, are approximate and may vary according to the stretching or later conservation treatment of a canvas or the trimming of a label. Links are given to institutional websites where dimensions of works can be found.

Dates for partnerships and addresses are usually accurate to within a year. Square brackets are used to indicate indistinct or missing lettering in transcripts, with readings sometimes based on other examples. Compiled by Jacob Simon, September 2017, updated February 2020, and based on the pioneering work of Cathy Proudlove and the suppliers’ database created by Jacob Simon. With thanks to Dr Joyce Townsend for providing information on paintings in Tate, to Nicola Costaras at the Victoria and Albert Museum and to John Payne, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Excerpt on page 14:

 

It's a tricky one aj, as you say it's not obvious and I see what your saying more so now

 

Either way, she looks like a little girl who is new to a strange world, and hasn't yet decided what to think of that world.

 

Absolutely nailed it

 

You can always ask when the company introduced "K Quality" canvases but I think early 1960s about right for hair do, sheer scarf, pink coat, daisies...

https://www.daler-rowney.com/contact-us

Debora

 

I guess the written price could have been added at any time from then till now

 

Perhaps fanciful on my part but... Based on the spacing of the buttons, that looks, to my eye, like a late 1950s maternity swing jacket.

Debora

 

The scarf is sheer nylon with a flocked pattern. The type of thing one would buy at a dime store. Here's something similar from the 1950s.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1398680098/1950s-scarfnovelty-print-flocked-scarf

Debora

 

The Tate had an exhibition on Windrush art not too long ago. The curator was David A Bailey.

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/life-between-islands-tate-exhibition

He's the artist director of ICF. You might want to contact him via the group's web site.

https://www.internationalcuratorsforum.org/contact/

Debora

 

great info, and thats a brilliant idea. will do so Deb

 

sneak peak of the pastel. will probably post as a separate thread after ive got inside.
will need to anyway as its behind glass and hard to photo with any justice

https://www.easyliveauction.com/cat...bles-vintage-and-general-auction-incl-lot-22/

large 24 inch size frame

has a dreamy look about it

definitely looks like pastel up close with a loupe