Student Artwork Guide
Copyright This work is in the public domain. Frederick Goodall died in 1904; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1974.
In context
bedtime — Frederick Goodall
Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 82 at death.
Shaded: the lifetime of Frederick Goodall (1822–1904) every dated painting, decade by decade
First works: up to 1852 Main working years: 1852–1882 Late works: from 1882
Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them
This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?
Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.
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Measured from the image
Main colour
Phthalo Green #252a3d
Catalogued palette
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The ten leading countries
Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.
Together these works take 59.0% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 208 works by this artist, of which 39 were looked at at least once. This painting has not been looked at yet in that time — it closes the list without a rank. The same counts, month by month
Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.
Artist and museum
Born in London, United Kingdom
frederick goodall, a prominent english artist, was born on september 17, 1822, in london, united kingdom. he was the second son of edward goodall, a steel line engraver. frederick received his education at the wellington road academy, which laid the foundation for his future artistic endeavors.
goodall's first commission, for isambard brunel, consisted of six watercolor paintings of the rotherhithe tunnel, four of which were exhibited at the royal academy when he was just 16. his first oil painting won a society of arts silver medal. between 1838 and 1859, goodall's work was showcased at the royal academy 27 times.
in 1858 and 1870, goodall traveled to egypt, where he camped with bedouin tribesmen, gathering authentic details for his paintings. he brought back sheep and goats from egypt to ensure the accuracy of his work. the egyptian theme dominated his art, with 170 paintings exhibited at the royal academy over 46 years.
goodall married anne thomson, daughter of engraver james thomson, in 1846. among their five children were artists frederick trevelyan and howard goodall. after anne's passing in 1869, goodall married artist alice may tarry in 1872.
some of goodall's notable works include:
the swing (available on AllPaintingsStore.com)
old maid (available on AllPaintingsStore.com)
jessie's dream (available on AllPaintingsStore.com)
frederick goodall, a celebrated english artist, left an indelible mark on the art world. his work, characterized by its authenticity and attention to detail, continues to inspire art enthusiasts. explore more of goodall's artwork on AllPaintingsStore.com, and delve into the world of victorian era painting. more about frederick goodall on wikipedia
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Look closely
bedtime — Frederick Goodall
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The image of "bedtime" by Frederick Goodall can be downloaded from the artwork's Download page: a high-resolution digital image download.
The copyright answer for "bedtime" by Frederick Goodall: the work is in the public domain - its copyright has expired. This determines whether reproductions of the image may be freely made.
You can order a hand-painted reproduction of "bedtime" by Frederick Goodall directly on this page: a hand-painted oil reproduction on linen canvas, made to order.
"bedtime" is available as a high-resolution digital image download, purchased directly on this page.
In "bedtime", a gentle contrast is paired with a discordant palette harmony.
Frederick Goodall is also known as Edward Angelo Goodall.
The Preview page of "bedtime" lets you preview the artwork before ordering.
The perceived brightness of "bedtime" by Frederick Goodall is deep_shadow. It can be matched to the light of the intended space.