Working places set aside for artists to work, the term is generally applied to workspaces used by artists creating fine art, particularly art dating from the 16th century to the present

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Hong Kong: a Cantonese lady. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869-1871.

The painter and monk Fra Angelico kneels in prayer next to an easel painting of the Virgin. Engraving by John Le Conte after Peter Graham.

A barber who is also an artist neglects a seated customer whom he was shaving, in order to discuss one of his paintings with a potential purchaser. Photogravure, 1882, after F.A. Grison.

A richly decorated interior, in which the elderly painter Titian shows a painting to a seated client. Engraving by J. Le Keux, 1846, after L. Price.

A poor painter seated at a canvas contemplates suicide. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.

An artist discussing a painting with a client; the client is an older man with an irate expression. Lithograph by J. David, 1838.

Interior of the art studio at Netherne Hospital with a man wearing a suit standing at an easel

A sculptor in his studio, modelling a statue of Venus and Cupid from a live model. Coloured etching after T. Rowlandson, ca. 1800.

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Artists' studios

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Images about Artists' studios

Works from the collections

Hong Kong: a Cantonese lady. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869-1871.

A barber who is also an artist neglects a seated customer whom he was shaving, in order to discuss one of his paintings with a potential purchaser. Photogravure, 1882, after F.A. Grison.

Interior of the art studio at Netherne Hospital with a man wearing a suit standing at an easel

A sculptor in his studio, modelling a statue of Venus and Cupid from a live model. Coloured etching after T. Rowlandson, ca. 1800.

The painter and monk Fra Angelico kneels in prayer next to an easel painting of the Virgin. Engraving by John Le Conte after Peter Graham.

Artists' studios

Images from the collections

Images about Artists' studios

Works from the collections

Hong Kong: a Cantonese lady. Photograph by John Thomson, 1869-1871.

A barber who is also an artist neglects a seated customer whom he was shaving, in order to discuss one of his paintings with a potential purchaser. Photogravure, 1882, after F.A. Grison.

Interior of the art studio at Netherne Hospital with a man wearing a suit standing at an easel

A sculptor in his studio, modelling a statue of Venus and Cupid from a live model. Coloured etching after T. Rowlandson, ca. 1800.

The painter and monk Fra Angelico kneels in prayer next to an easel painting of the Virgin. Engraving by John Le Conte after Peter Graham.

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