comparative illustrations

Gwen John (British, 1876-1939), A Lady Reading, 1909-11. Oil on canvas, 403 x 254 mm.  Tate Collection, London.  

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish, 1864-1816), Interior with Young Man Reading. 1898. Oil on canvas. 644 x 518 mm.  Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen

Giorgio Morandi (Italian, 1890-1964), Still Life (Natura morta), 1951. Oil on canvas, 360 x 400 mm. Museo Morandi, Bologna © 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SIAE Rome