George Frederick Watts

pre-raphaelite

George Frederick Watts Paintings 1817 - 1904 Painter, Sculptor, England, Symbolism

Choosing

Oil on canvas,19.69 x 15.75 inches [50 x 40 cm]

Private collection

Figurative Art

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OIL PAINTING: Choosing
Watts was most philanthropic, and gave away many of his paintings. An interesting example is a version of Choosing, described by The Magazine of Art as 'without question one of the most beautiful canvases he has ever executed', which Watts sent to the Chicago exhibition of 1893, and then presented as a gift to the American nation as his contribution to a permanent gallery. The painting was accepted by Special Act of Congress, but in the president's absence, not allowed entrance to the White House on the grounds of it being obscene.