Amalie Colquhuon
Born 1894, Murtoa, Victoria, Australia; died 1974, Melbourne
The Bridesmaid, c1942
oil on canvas
143.5 x 123cm
Gift of the artist, 1942.
Image courtesy of the artist's estate.
Photographer: Leon Schoots
Visual description:
This painting depicts an indoor scene with three figures gathered around a dress in progress. At the centre, a woman is wearing a long white formal dress, being fitted by another woman seated to the left behind a sewing table. She has stylish, wavy blonde hair and make-up. The seamstress, dressed in light blue, is using both hands to adjust or pin the dress at the waist. To the right, another standing figure in a striped, blue, red, and white day dress is standing close behind holding a piece of blue fabric. In the background, a pair of people talking are visible through a doorway.