"Rosina"

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Lovely portrait Marjorie.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Tue 21 Mar 14:47:09

Lovely

Posted by Janet Humphrey on Tue 21 Mar 14:54:21

nice one

Posted by tony palmer on Tue 21 Mar 14:56:34

That looks pretty terrific Marjorie.

Posted by Jim Morris on Tue 21 Mar 14:57:56

A lovely delicate air.

Posted by Jennifer Brown on Tue 21 Mar 15:08:32

Beautiful Marjorie, you are so good at portraits.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Tue 21 Mar 15:19:46

Beautiful painting Marjorie solid work

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Tue 21 Mar 15:34:22

Wonderful portrait, Marjorie, this one is very amazing!

Posted by Cesare Romano on Tue 21 Mar 15:57:42

Very good indeed Marjorie.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Tue 21 Mar 16:25:18

Thank you very much Stephen, Janet, Tony - J.S. Sargent is an artist to get inspiration from.And Jim, thanks, Jennifer, Margaret, Dennis and Cesare too. Had a bit of a block, it's a good way to get started again!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Tue 21 Mar 16:27:30

Thanks John!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Tue 21 Mar 16:28:24

Hi there, you're good...well done. However, on a technical note, this may not be Rosina Ferrara. She has sometimes been named Rosina, but is likely to have been one of the local Capri girls. Your copy is from the painting entitled "Head of a Capri girl" 1878, (ref JSS 713 Ormond Kilmurray). The alternative picture is called "Head of a Sicilian girl" 1878, (ref JSS 714 Ormond Kilmurray).... great it's it !

Posted by Joe Hargreaves on Tue 21 Mar 17:02:08

That's interesting Joe. She certainly doesn't resemble very much the profile views of "Rosina". Whoever she was, Singer Sargent made a beautiful painting.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Tue 21 Mar 17:06:30

Spot on!

Posted by Ivan Boyadjhiev on Tue 21 Mar 17:12:24

Gorgeous! I love Singer Sergeant too!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Tue 21 Mar 17:21:10

A great piece Marjorie

Posted by Russell Edwards on Tue 21 Mar 19:00:13

Many thanks, Ivan, Linda and Russell!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Tue 21 Mar 19:24:34

This is a great portrait, Marjorie.

Posted by Mia Ketels on Tue 21 Mar 21:48:58

This is beautifully painted, Marjorie!

Posted by Ruth Dolan on Tue 21 Mar 22:15:44

Well done...looks great.

Posted by T H on Wed 22 Mar 08:33:14

Thanks , Mia, Ruth and Timothy - T. You certainly started something!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 22 Mar 11:44:56

Marjorie, what a beautiful portrait. Your tones and application are truly exquisite.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 22 Mar 19:07:32

Thank you very much Fiona!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 22 Mar 20:00:26

Lovely!

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Thu 23 Mar 07:06:03

This is fantastic Marjorie!!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Thu 23 Mar 08:10:42

Stunning work, Marjorie! Beautifully rendered tones and hues.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Thu 23 Mar 11:26:23

Gudrun, Satu, Seok - thank you.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 23 Mar 19:41:08

Hang on Studio Wall

21/03/2017

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Oil on canvas sheet. A version of J. Singer Sargent's "Rosina". I really enjoyed doing this, tho' it looks more like Rosina's sister - we'll say it's my version of her.

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Marjorie Firth

Still Life, seascapes and portraits are my favourite subjects. I paint whatever takes my fancy, am self-taught and, from time to time, attend short courses. I paint in a variety of media, oils are my favourite. I enjoy the challenge of entering the monthly POL competitions and have exhibited 5 times…

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