A study for the large painting first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1884. As the colours of the draperies, the floor, and the wall are different from the final work, it seems likely that this shows the artist's first thoughts on composition. This small study is very Whistlerian in its careful colour harmonies, illustrating the fact that Moore and Whistler were friends who, for a time, worked in very close association.
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Title of artwork, date
Study for Reading Aloud, 1883
Date supported
1970
Medium and material
Oil on glass
Dimensions
18 x 34 cm
Grant
500
Total cost
800
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