Beatrice Harrison, "The lady of the nightingales"

Oakley, Violet (1874-1961)


Item type:
painting
Height:
113.0 cm  (44 1/2 in.)
Width:
88.9 cm  (35 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Additional titles

Woman with cello

    Item location

  • Woodmere Art Museum

Description

From the museum website: Beatrice Harrison (1892-1965) was a British cellist who performed during the first half of the 20th century. Some of Harrison’s “live performances,” which were broadcast by the BBC radio, took place in the gardens of her home in Oxted. During these broadcasts, the nightingales that frequented the garden would sing along. Hence, Oakley's title.

People as subjects

Harrison, Beatrice (1892-1965) (Musician portrait)

Iconclass

48C723(CELLIST)
portrait of a musician (CELLIST)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violoncello [3582]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6126