A Society Beauty Black & White Born in Glasgow

Born in Glasgow

This painting is currently displayed on our stand

I did say I wouldn’t be boring you to death with biographical information that can be found on our website but in Trotin’s case the story is just too good

and to aspire to never let the sheer joy of painting be lost

we talked mainly about the tango

A Society Beauty Black & White Born in GlasgowThis is an archetypal Belle Epoque portrait, painted in 1899 it shows a young woman of wealth and social standing. Although dressed in sumptuous silks, it is a domestic moment rather than a formal coming of age or marriage marker. She looks mildly peeved at being interrupted, a well loved book in hand. It is looser and more Parisian than his later works and as it surfaced in America it could well be one of the many wealthy heiresses wearing a furrow