In the Sunshine

Sir Edward John Poynter Bt PRA RWS (1839-1919)

Before 1917

Watercolor

Source: The Studio 72 (October 1917): 88

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Formatting and caption by George P. Landow.

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Commentary from The Studio

The picture called In the Sunshine, reproduced in colour, was painted in Italy at the Villa d'Este. The figure is that of a young American lady who accidentally became Sir Edward's model through standing in the sunshine near the spot where he was painting. She made such a charming addition to the scene, dressed all in white, that he asked if he might make this sketch of her. The whole aim of the picture was to get the effect of the sunlight with its brilliant reflections at noontide. He considers a picture should be full of interest, from comer to corner, as far as the painter can succeed in making it so, and also that it should be painted under the effect of light which gives it its most characteristic aspect, and the romantic feeling of his subject is ever insisted upon. [90]

References

McAllister, Isabel G. “Some Water-colour Pantings by Sir Edward Poynter, P.R.A. ” The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art. 72 (October 1917): 88-100.

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Last modified 13 February 2012