Walter Greaves (1846–1930)

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Full length, three-quarter right side portrait of the artist Walter Greaves, dressed in a long coat and top hat. He is standing against a white grand piano, with a framed landscape painting at his feet resting against the side of the piano. A cane and a selection of paintbrushes are placed behind him on top of the piano, accompanied by other items including a gilt frame, various coloured papers and a white scroll of paper. Further frames rest on the wall in the background, as well as notepaper pinned up on the neutral wall in the background.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Walter Greaves (1846–1930)

Date

1917

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 190.5 x W 143 cm

Accession number

1925.68

Acquisition method

purchased from the Goupil Gallery, 1925

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

s (brc): walter Greaves 1917 / Nicholson

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Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 3JL England

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