Follower of
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
, Spanish, 1746-1828
Title
Woman in a Grey ShawlDate1830s
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
57 x 48 cm
Credit LineBequeathed, Sir Hugh Lane, 1918
Object numberNGI.784
DescriptionThe identities of this dark-haired woman and of the artist who painted her have been much debated over the last century. One writer described her as a ‘gypsy girl’, while another titled the picture 'La Moue' ('The Pout') on account of her seemingly petulant expression. Sir Hugh Lane bought the painting for a high price in 1912. It was then thought to be by Goya. Lane, like many collectors of Impressionist pictures, had a keen appreciation of earlier Spanish art.
Exhibition HistoryExhibition of Spanish Old Masters, Grafton Galleries, London, 1913-14, no.183
Exhibtion of Pictures by the Old Masters given and bequeathed to the National Gallery of Ireland by the Late Sir Hugh Lane, National Gallery of Ireland, 1918, no.13
Loan Exhibition Of Paintings from Public Collections of Friends of Coventry Overseas, Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, 1960
Centenary Exhibition, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, October-December 1964, no.167
Four Centuries of Spanish painting,The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham,1967, no.8
Shades of Grey: Painting without Colour, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 22 June-29 September 2013