The housewife
Creator:
Congreve, Ellen Marjorie, 1885-1972
Ημερομηνία:
1935
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Inscribed: "The Housewife" Ellen Marjorie Congreve
Description:
Marjorie Congreve studied painting for six months in Paris. In 1908, she married Galfrid Congreve and moved to Canada where she had three children. In 1932, she followed her son to Cyprus where she stayed till 1948. She lived in Kyrenia where she was locally known as ‘gathourou’ for her love of donkeys. Snubbed by the local British society, Marjorie lived among the locals teaching young girls handicraft. She painted views of Cyprus which she sold to complement her income. She worked mainly in pastels and watercolours. Marjorie Congreve was fascinated by everyday life scenes and made a series of pictures portraying various local craftsmen and tradesmen. This charcoal drawing is one example. A Cypriot local woman of a certain age as indicated by the kerchief worn on her head is tinning a cooking vessel. The apron she wears suggests that she is a housewife rather than one of the many professional tinkers who used to venture all over the island.
Dimensions:
31 x 21 cm
Signature(s):
Signed in lower left recto: M. E. C.
Identifier:
PNT-00122
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