Terms and conditions of use
C. W. Armitage
1889
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
122.0 × 91.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1925
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
The Swedish artist Anders Zorn was internationally acclaimed for his life-like portraits during the last decades of the nineteenth century. This painting of Charles William Armitage exemplifies the lively brushwork and informal poses for which Zorn was so admired. Armitage was an English businessman and prominent breeder of Jersey cattle, and also a personal friend of the artist. Zorn painted the portrait during his stay at Armitage’s house, ‘The Woodlands’, in Northaw, Hertfordshire towards the end of 1889. In this year Zorn was made Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur at the Paris World Fair.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in green paint l.l.: Zorn 89
Accession Number
1424-3
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Portraits
Subjects (specific)
men (male humans) pipes (smoking equipment) seated figures suits (main garments)
Provenance
Collection of C. W. Armitage, the sitter, London, until 1924; included in the sale of the Armitage estate and various properties, Christie's, London, 28 November 1924, no. 101; from where purchased for the NGV, 1924; arrived Melbourne, 1925.