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Harry J. Pearson. "Dutch Girl Holding Marionettes". Oil Painting Portrait.
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Harry J. Pearson. "Dutch Girl Holding Marionettes". Oil Painting Portrait.

1900 - 1920
Description

Artist: Attributed to: Harry John Pearson. (1872-1933).

Title: 'Characters from a Children's Story'. A girl holding two marionettes. The artist usually used his niece as a model in his paintings. The girl in this painting looks exactly like her.

Medium: Oil on Canvas.

Size: 30'' x 22'' (unframed size in inches)

Overall size: 36'' x 28''

Unsigned. Circa 1920's.

Possibly an original painting for a book illustration. They are beautifully painted figures on a gold background.

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

Mob: 07885 175279 Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.com

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He studied at the RA, schools in the early 1890's. He moved to Holland before WWI and joined an artist colony . He returned to London and started to work as a commercial artist, working for companies such as Doulton, Birds, Colmans and others. His work also appeared in "Womens Pictorial", "The illustrated London News", "Homes and Gardens", "Colour Magazine" often gaining front cover exposure. He exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists and later he became President of the Langham Sketch Club thus acknowledging his capacity to create highly competent, fluid sketches in a very short time.

He developed a reputation as a children's portrait painter as well as portraits of society women. He contributed to Queen Mary's famous dolls house .

Physical Dimensions
Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Declaration

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Dutch Girl Oil Painting to the 1920s.

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SA702932
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Description
Artist: Attributed to: Harry John Pearson. (1872-1933).

Title: 'Characters from a Children's Story'. A girl holding two marionettes. The artist usually used his niece as a model in his paintings. The girl in this painting looks exactly like her.

fig 1. An oil painting on canvas depicting a girl in a blue dress, white bonnet, and clogs holding two marionettes against a warm yellow background.
fig 1. Harry J. Pearson. "Dutch Girl Holding Marionettes". Oil Painting Portrait.

Medium: Oil on Canvas.

Size: 30'' x 22'' (unframed size in inches)

Overall size: 36'' x 28''

Unsigned. Circa 1920's.

Possibly an original painting for a book illustration. They are beautifully painted figures on a gold background.

fig 2. An oil painting on canvas depicting a girl in a blue dress, white bonnet, and clogs holding two marionettes against a warm yellow background.
fig 2. Harry J. Pearson. "Dutch Girl Holding Marionettes". Oil Painting Portrait.

In very good ready to hang condition. Free UK delivery.

For more info please contact us at:

Tel: 01677 424830

“
Mob: 07885 175279 Email: williamgreenwoodfineart@gmail.
William Greenwood Fine Art

com

fig 3. An oil painting on canvas depicting a girl in a blue dress, white bonnet, and clogs holding two marionettes against a warm yellow background.
fig 3. Harry J. Pearson. "Dutch Girl Holding Marionettes". Oil Painting Portrait.

Trade enquiries welcome.

He studied at the RA, schools in the early 1890's. He moved to Holland before WWI and joined an artist colony . He returned to London and started to work as a commercial artist, working for companies such as Doulton, Birds, Colmans and others. His work also appeared in "Womens Pictorial", "The illustrated London News", "Homes and Gardens", "Colour Magazine" often gaining front cover exposure. He exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists and later he became President of the Langham Sketch Club thus acknowledging his capacity to create highly competent, fluid sketches in a very short time.

He developed a reputation as a children's portrait painter as well as portraits of society women. He contributed to Queen Mary's famous dolls house .

Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
71cm (27.95")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

William Greenwood Fine Art has dated this Dutch Girl Oil Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA702932
Dealers Internal Ref
wgp
William Greenwood Fine Art
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Archive I An oil painting on canvas depicting a girl in a blue dress, white bonnet, and clogs holding two marionettes against a warm yellow background.

Harry J. Pearson. "Dutch Girl Holding Marionettes". Oil Painting Portrait.

Archive II An oil painting on canvas depicting a girl in a blue dress, white bonnet, and clogs holding two marionettes against a warm yellow background. View II
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An oil painting on canvas depicting a girl in a blue dress, white bonnet, and clogs holding two marionettes against a warm yellow background.
Harry J. Pearson. "Dutch girl holding Marionettes". Oil painting portrait.
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An oil painting on canvas depicting a girl in a blue dress, white bonnet, and clogs holding two marionettes against a warm yellow background.
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Figurative portraiture from this period often combined realistic human form studies with narrative elements, cultural costumes, and illustrative brushwork, reflecting both traditional fine art training and contemporary commercial illustration techniques.

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Oil portraits function as visual focal points when hung above a mantelpiece or sideboard, particularly when paired with directional picture lighting and neutral or dark wall finishes.

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