Thomas Faed

Faults on Both Sides

1861

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Artist: Thomas Faed 1826–1900
Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: Support: 673 x 552 mm
frame: 1023 x 892 x 116 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Presented by Sir Henry Tate 1894
Reference: N01526

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In this painting a couple sit in silence next to their marital bed, unable to communicate after a row. The man bites the handle of his walking stick in frustration. The woman gazes stonily ahead and twists a handkerchief to control her anger.Thomas Faed was a Scottish artist who specialised in genre scenes based on Highland subjects. The man here is thought to be a self-portrait.

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