A New Day 1930


William Henry Margetson (1861-1940)
A New Day 1930
signed and dated l.l.: W - H - MARGETSON/ 30; inscribed with the artist's address on the remnants of an old label attached to the stretcher
oil on canvas, unframed 76 by 51 cm. ; 30 by 20 in.
Margetson, specialised in sophisticated images of beautiful young women dressed in fine fabrics and residing in sumptuous interiors. The artists of the 1930s sought to depict a new and better epoch after the hardship of the war. Artists like Margetson chose to work in vibrant colour schemes and his depictions of women were perceptive and glamorous.

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