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The Entrance Gates for the Daye House, Wilton Park, Wiltshire, with Edith Olivier (1872–1948), Seated on the Parapet of the Bridge

Rex Whistler (1905–1944)

Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum

The Entrance Gates for the Daye House, Wilton Park, Wiltshire, with Edith Olivier (1872–1948), Seated on the Parapet of the Bridge

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A quick oil sketch showing novelist Edith Olivier seated near the entrance gates for the Daye House, her home on the Wilton Estate.

The artist has used bright, unmixed colours to create a vibrant scene, where parts of the unprimed canvas still show through.

Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum

Salisbury

Title

The Entrance Gates for the Daye House, Wilton Park, Wiltshire, with Edith Olivier (1872–1948), Seated on the Parapet of the Bridge

Date

c.1940

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 26 x W 36 cm

Accession number

SBYWM:2002.16

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Mrs Rosemary Olivier, 2002

Work type

Painting

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Rex Whistler

1905–1944

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