The Spanish Woman (Jack Mitchell-Anyon, after Edith Collier)
Julia Holden, Artist
This is one of the
photographs
in our collection.
It was made in
Whanganui, Whanganui Region, New Zealand
in 2018.
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Object Detail
About the Work
Colour
photograph
taken
from
a
performance
piece
where
artist
Julia
Holden
physically
painted
the
subject
in
reference
to
an
artwork
from
the
Sarjeant
Gallery
collection.
In
this
case
the
reference
artwork
is
a
painting
from
the
Sarjeant
Gallery
collection
titled
'The
Spanish
Woman'
by
Edith
Collier.
The
model
is
Jack
Mitchell-Anyon.
This work is part of a suite of 5 works that were first exhibited in 'Julia Holden: Sarjeant Portraits' that was shown at Sarjeant on the Quay during Julia Holden's Tylee Residency - 22 Dec 2018 - 17 Feb 2019. The five works were shown incorporated within a larger exhibition to commemorate the 125th anniversary of womens' suffrage in New Zealand '125: Celebrating Women from the Collection'. The '125...' exhibition also included the five source works that Julia Holden was referencing.
This work is part of a suite of 5 works that were first exhibited in 'Julia Holden: Sarjeant Portraits' that was shown at Sarjeant on the Quay during Julia Holden's Tylee Residency - 22 Dec 2018 - 17 Feb 2019. The five works were shown incorporated within a larger exhibition to commemorate the 125th anniversary of womens' suffrage in New Zealand '125: Celebrating Women from the Collection'. The '125...' exhibition also included the five source works that Julia Holden was referencing.
This record has related works.
Measurements
640 x 551 mm
Media
archival pigment print
Description
Colour photograph showing a head and shoulders portrait of a woman facing the viewer. The model for the photograph has been physically painted, with paint on their face, hair, and clothing. The subject has brown short hair, fair skin and is wearing a black jacket with a fleece collar. Just visible behind the figure is the top of an orange chair. The figure has their left hand across their chest below their neck. Below the hand is a white rectangle. The face is painted in 'planes' of flat colour in varying skin tones. The background beyond the chair is pale blue/grey and flat.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Tylee Residency exhange,
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
Feb 2020