Member irene on 21 december 2013. The railway station, 1862 by william powell frith as fine art print. Art uk is the online home for every public collection in the uk.
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The railway station painting by william powell frith was signed and dated 1862.
William powell frith, the railway station, 1862, royal holloway, university of london. In concept, it is very similar to his derby day, but here shows a view of a crowded and busy paddington railway station in london. It was commissioned by louis flatow, an art dealer, who paid a record price for it, but made a fortune from exhibiting it privately, to over 21,000. Pinned against a long black iron.
Pasengers are shown on a crowded station platform, preparing to board a train.
116.7 x 256.4 cms | 45 ¾ x 100 ¾ ins. It was first exhibited in 1862 at the gallery of dealer louis victor flatow, on haymarket, london. Up to 5% cash back find great deals on 'the railway station, 1862' giclee print by william powell frith at allposters.com, with fast shipping, free. Featuring over 280,000 artworks by over 50,000 artists.
Frith’s original work is now in the collection of royal holloway college, part of the university of london.
The railway station (1862) is set in the crowded and busy paddington railway station in london. Stretched on canvas or printed as photo. With or without painting frame. This version of frith’s the railway station (1862) was engraved by francis holl in 1866 and has been finished with hand colouring.
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256.4 cm (100.94 in.) medium: Royal holloway’s former curator mary cowling, who supervised my ma, has written extensively on frith and victorian genre painting in general. “frith chose to exhibit his…blockbuster work, the railway station (1862), at a commercial gallery and drew 21,150 people into the gallery over the course of seven weeks.” andrea korda, “’the streets as art galleries’: Beyond depicting the modern city, the railway disturbingly suggests how people experienced it.
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