Lot 132
OLIVE CARLETON SMYTH (1882-1949)
THE PIPES OF PAN
Auction: 15 June 2011 at 12:00 BST
£3,500
Description
Tempera on vellum, signed within contemporary silvered frame
Dimensions
24.5cm x 40.5cm
Footnote
Literature: Burkhauser, Jude, 'Glasgow Girls: Women in Art & Design 1880-1920', 1990, pages 170-172
Note: Olive Carleton Smyth trained at Glasgow School of Art between 1900 and 1909 as a fresco decorator and artist. She was an early tutor at the School and was recruited by Francis (Fra) Newbery in 1902 while still a student.
Smythe's work has a theatrical quality, reflecting her interest in theatre, and her influences included the Ballets Russes, with its dramatic themes, colours and costumes.