A CHUMP AT OXFORD 1972
Chris Orr (1943 – )
Details
- Dimension
- 67.5 X 49 CM
- Media
- AQUATINT
- Accession number
- P4447
Summary
The scene here shows the innocent undergraduate John Ruskin wandering along the river bank surrounded by amorous couples, but all Ruskin can think about is Adèle Domecq, with whom he considered himself in love. Adèle is laid out in a punt in the style of the Pre-Raphaelite painting of Ophelia by Millais (Tate Collection a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/">www.tate.org.uk. Those not engaged in the pursuit of love are full of the high jinx and pranks or Orr childhood image of Oxford as one long student rag.
Glossary
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.