In the Father’s Atelier
Artist
Georgios Iakovidis
(1853 - 1932 )
Date1884
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions73.2 x 71.4 cm
Collection No19
DescriptionThe
close-knit surroundings and emotions of everyday life are readily discernible
in his work "In the Father’s Atelier", featuring a group of children –
perhaps secretly – playing with colours in an artist’s atelier. Although unfinished,
the painting captures the atmosphere of a pleasant and playful moment, through
the unassuming postures and the quick brushstroke. The children’s innocence and
spontaneity convey an overall sense of tenderness, with remarkable harmony and
emotion, as well as with an idealistic faith in the beauty of the small,
unpretentious stories of life.