Artwork Title: At the Mirror

At the Mirror

Mary Dawson Elwell

Also called "Bedroom with a Figure, Bar House, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire" In the work entitled At the Mirror by Mary Dawson Elwell we see the interior of one of the bedrooms of their house which overlooked York Road. There are two large double beds each covered with a purple quilt. One of the bedroom’s windows is in the central background and through it we are able to see the neighboring house, Wyles House. The technique of allowing viewers to catch a glimpse of the outside world, seen through the framing device of a window, had always been popular with artists. To the right of the window a woman stands before a mirror brushing her hair totally oblivious of the outside world that we see through the window. The large full length mirror reveals a reflection of the room. The light which shines through the windows of the room lights it up and the polished brass fender casts its reflection on the dark polished wooden floor. (https://mydailyartdisplay.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/frederick-elwell-part-4-more-of-his-genre-works/)
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