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An oil painting of three women in formal Victorian dress. They are sitting informally next to each other - two women are sharing a chair and looking at a book, and the third woman is sitting on a chair behind them. The painting has a dark background, with the outline of a dresser on which sits a silver jug and a porcelain bowl. An oil painting of three women in formal Victorian dress. They are sitting informally next to each other - two women are sharing a chair and looking at a book, and the third woman is sitting on a chair behind them. The painting has a dark background, with the outline of a dresser on which sits a silver jug and a porcelain bowl.
Story | 01 May 2020

Talking Art: The Misses Vickers by John Singer Sargent

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Our Talking Art series digs deeper into some of the highlights from the city’s museum collections.

Find out more about the stories behind the artworks and how they were created.

 

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A photograph of a Turner painting displayed in a golden frame. The painting shows an older man in smart dress standing in front of a large canvas. He holds a variety of paintbrushes as two similarly dressed me look on, seemingly instructing him. There is an umbrella propped up in the foreground and a large green cloth discarded on the floor.

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Talking Art: Turner on Varnishing Day by William Parrott
A cropped image of Godfrey Sykes' painting Norfolk Street and Pinstone Street with St Paul's Sheffield. This cropped image shows the bottom third of the painting. On the left of the frame, there is a horse drawn cart, whose driver has pulled over for a chat with someone on the street. To the right, there are five men sorting out a large delivery of packages. Behind them, the streets and buildings retreat back into the painting.

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Talking Art: Norfolk Street and Pinstone Street with St Paul’s, Sheffield by Godfrey Sykes

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