Pegi Nicol MacLeod (Ontario 1904-1949 NYCity) - The Slough 1928
The art of self-portraiture held a special fascination for MacLeod. Among her finest examples of the genre, this work is the most psychologically harrowing. A sense of tension is palpable as the artist orchestrates an extraordinary interplay of colour and line with Dynamic effect. The subject’s gaze is averted, but her expression conveys an almost demonic intensity, as the artist set up a call and response between her own features and the petals of the potted cyclamen plant extending toward us.
Pegi Nicol MacLeod (Ontario 1904-1949 NYCity) - The Slough 1928
The art of self-portraiture held a special fascination for MacLeod. Among her finest examples of the genre, this work is the most psychologically harrowing. A sense of tension is palpable as the artist orchestrates an extraordinary interplay of colour and line with Dynamic effect. The subject’s gaze is averted, but her expression conveys an almost demonic intensity, as the artist set up a call and response between her own features and the petals of the potted cyclamen plant extending toward us.