A Stove
About this artwork
Working at her studio in Townhead in Glasgow, Eardley chose to depict subjects which were typical of the working-class neighbourhood. In addition to her many works showing children from the area, Eardley also depicted run-down tenement buildings and sparsely furnished interiors. Such subject matter parallels that of the ‘Kitchen Sink School’ of realism, active in London at the same time. However, paintings such as A Stove also show the influence of Van Gogh, Vuillard and nineteenth century French realist painters, whose art Eardley would have been able to see at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Although devoid of people, this sombre representation of the corner of a kitchen suggests that its inhabitants lead a simple and meagre existence.
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title:A Stove
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date created:About 1955
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materials:Oil on canvas laid on hardboard
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measurements:95.50 x 79.00 cm; Framed: 107.80 x 91.50 x 4.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1984
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accession number:GMA 2801
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Joan Eardley
Joan Eardley
Born in West Sussex, Eardley moved to Glasgow at the outbreak of war. She studied at Glasgow School of Art and at Hospitalfield House under James Cowie. Cowie helped to shape her preference for everyday subjects. In 1949 Eardley rented a studio in the centre of Glasgow, and a few years later moved...