The Visit to Town
Painting, oil on board, The Visit to Town, At the Modiste's, by Maurice Greiffenhagen, about 1928. Depicts a scene inside a fashion house. One woman strikes a pose dressed in a white dress and shawl, while another woman in a red coat and hat, and a man in a dark suit with a grey topcoat sit on a chaise longue. The man is wearing white gloves and holding a hat and cane. The couple converse with a red-headed woman, dressed in black, who leans over the back of the sofa. The scene, together with a colourful floral shawl, black feather hat and vase, is reflected in a mirror above a mantelpiece. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed, unglazed. Artwork for London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster issued in about 1928.
Details
- Category:
- Pictorial Collection (Railway)
- Object Number:
- 1977-5818
- Measurements:
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Frame: 816 mm x 1194 mm x 20 mm,
Image: 752 mm x 1132 mm
- type:
- painting, oil painting and poster artwork