Susanna Phillips (née Burney)
This image to me makes me believe she’s a rich woman, someone with power but has a tender heart. She’s dressed very softly; her clothing is white that give me the sense of purity. the yellow and blue on her clothing, the yellow is supposed to mean the concertation and does not get distracted, the blue is someone loyal, witty and sarcastic. The colours could have little meaning but as this was painted in 1927 it would have to have meant something.
To me, this is a very beautiful piece, something that I can’t draw my eyes away from. The background is seemed to be set on the outskirt of a woodland area, perhaps a cottage manor, I can tell this from the background, there seems to be a dark green in the background that’s allowing us to peek behind to the outside. The sun is either setting or rising, as there is gold like on the background i can assume it from the sun rise.
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