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A stunning collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative art from the 13th century to the present day.
Doves and Dreams
Doves and Dreams is organised in partnership with the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
27 January - 22 April 2007
Pencil, watercolour and gold paint on vellum
s. and d.b.r.: ‘FRANCES. E. / MACDONALD. / 1898.’
48.9 x 36.8 (19 ¼ x 14 ½)
Donald and Eleanor Taffner, New York
‘The Frog Prince’ is a highly accomplished, large-scale depiction of the well-known fairy-tale.
Macdonald depicts the characters’ first encounter in a wood, when the Princess runs off with the golden ball the frog had recovered for her, ignoring her promised reward to let him share her life.
The conflict of choice, between possessions and companionship, wealth and love, is here laid out, and was a theme the artist explored further in later watercolours. The watercolour was hung at the right of the display.