In his painting Women Playing Chess, Leonard Campbell Taylor limits himself to a restricted gamut of, essentially, white, black, and red, with a little blue-green mixed in with the grays.
Thanks to his skillful value organization, the composition holds together well. The dark tones of the man in the distance blends into the background tones and yet is still readable. The black dress of the woman on the far side of the table also links up with the dark tones around her.
The first picture must have been successful for Taylor, as he echoed the idea in later paintings, and he even quoted the first composition in a print on the wall behind the man. |
Women Playing Chess by Leonard Campbell Taylor (British 1874-1969)
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The first one looks so posed I'd assume its a photograph,it's got that quality to it,I'd say its too organised for my liking at least
ReplyDeleteThe ladies are playing chess and using their strategies. The gentleman sits crouched over, calculating which one of the ladies he should woo. He holds a newspaper as if he were reading it, which he is not. There is a dog under the table,for protection. Fun stuff in the Victorian world.
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