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The Flight of the Swallows
Lorimer, John Henry, Oil painting
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The Flight of the Swallows
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Item no
20729
Title
The Flight of the Swallows
Description
The work depicts the elegant interior of an Edwardian household. A mother kneels on a window cushion as she and her three children look out the window. The sun seems to be setting as the room and the sky are lit with a warm glow. One of the children is seen sitting with her face in her hands, as if crying over the loss of summer. The other two children stand with their mother waving goodbye to the swallows.
Artist / maker
Lorimer, John Henry
Size
115.0 x 89.6cm
Type
Oil painting
Location
City Art Centre
Accession number
CAC7/1964
The interior of this painting is based on Kellie Castle in Fife, the Lorimer family home. A 16th Century tower house, it was remodelled by the artist's brother, the architect Sir Robert Lorimer in the 1870s. The picture conveys the prosperity and stability of the Edwardian era. The elegance of this composition is heightened by the pathos of the subject; which symbolizes both the end of summer and possibly childhood, as well.
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