Michael Gilbery, Portrait Of Mrs L Gordon people which protrude through mottled water

which protrude through mottled water

Four French soldiers are attempting to prop the building via several timber supports

its orange roof creating an accent in the view

Note also the orange highlights on the shore and sail

Held in a splendid regilded 18th-century gilt frame

Michael Gilbery, Portrait Of Mrs L Gordon people which protrude through mottled waterThis engaging mid 20th century oil painting by accomplished London painter Michael Gilbery (1913 2000) depicts Mrs L Gordon. It was shown at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and represents the mature phase of an artist whose reputation was built upon sympathetic characterisation. The sitter, Mrs L. Gordon, is shown seated comfortably in an elegant carved chair, her hands gently folded in her lap. She meets the viewer with a composed, faintly