Artwork
Margaretta Jane Rice
Margaretta Jane Rice is an oil painting by the American Impressionist artist Charles Goldsborough Anderson. It dates from 1896 and is held in the collection of the National Library of Wales.
About this work
Overview
Margaretta Jane Rice is an oil portrait painted by Charles Goldsborough Anderson in 1896. The painting is now held at the National Library of Wales.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Margaretta Jane Rice, a woman shown with dark hair covered by a white headscarf, wearing a dark jacket with a prominent white collar. She gazes directly at the viewer.
Technique & Style
The subject's face is rendered with soft, subtle features. The dark background serves to emphasize the figure, while the white headscarf and collar provide contrasting highlights.
Artist & collection
Mrs. Robert Jenkins (Catharine Carmichael)
Portrait of a Lady
Mrs. Edward Kellogg
Mrs. John Murray
Mrs. William Milnor, née Margaret Purves
Portrait of a Lady (Possibly of the Buloid Family)
Mrs. James K. Bogert, Jr.
Anne Warburton, died 1876
Mrs. Owen, Penymynydd
Mrs. Gideon Tucker
Mrs. Robert Nicholls Auchmuty
Mrs John Jones, Castle St, Liverpool