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Student Artwork Guide

Composition

Name Class Date

Frank Avray Wilson, Composition. Reproduced for reference; rights reserved by the rights holder.

The facts

Artist
Frank Avray Wilson allpaintingsstore.com/en/artists/frank-avray-wilson/
Artist’s dates
1914 – 2009
Original size
37 x 48 cm

In context

Composition — Frank Avray Wilson

How big is it?

The original measures 37 × 48 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.

When might this have been painted?

  1. 1910
  2. 1920
  3. 1930
  4. 1940
  5. 1950
  6. 1960
  7. 1970
  8. 1980
  9. 1990
  10. 2000

Shaded: the lifetime of Frank Avray Wilson (1914–2009)

This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?

Compare with

  • Configuration, Black and Blue allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/frank-avray-wilson-configuration-black-and-blue-AQST2R-en/
  • Participate allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/frank-avray-wilson-participate-AQST2M-en/
  • Abstract Composition allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/frank-avray-wilson-abstract-composition-AQST2K-en/

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

More works to set beside this one: allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/similar/frank-avray-wilson-composition-AQST2P-en/

Colours

Measured from the image

    Main colour

    Walnut #673b0e

    Catalogued palette

    • #673B0E
    • #34240C
    • #A28524
    • #896C10
    Palette
    Dark The dominant colour family in the image.
    Main colour name
    Walnut
    Intensity
    Vivid How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
    Contrast
    Gentle How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
    Harmony
    Strong Color Unity How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
    Brightness
    Shadow How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
    Saturation
    Clear Color Presence How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

    Artist and museum

    Where to read more

    • The artist Frank Avray Wilson allpaintingsstore.com/en/artists/frank-avray-wilson/
    • Similar works More works to compare allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/similar/frank-avray-wilson-composition-AQST2P-en/

    Find this online

    QR code linking to the download page for Composition

    allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/download/frank-avray-wilson-composition-AQST2P-en/

    Cite this artwork

    MLA
    Wilson, Frank Avray. Composition. n.d., https://allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/frank-avray-wilson-composition-AQST2P-en/
    APA
    Wilson, Frank Avray (n.d.). Composition [Painting]. https://allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/frank-avray-wilson-composition-AQST2P-en/
    Chicago
    Frank Avray Wilson. Composition. n.d. https://allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/frank-avray-wilson-composition-AQST2P-en/
    Harvard
    Wilson, Frank Avray (n.d.) Composition. Available at: https://allpaintingsstore.com/en/art/frank-avray-wilson-composition-AQST2P-en/

    Look closely

    Composition — Frank Avray Wilson

    Look closely

    Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

    1. What catches your eye first, and why?
    2. Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
    3. Look back at Configuration, Black and Blue, earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
    4. What might the artist have wanted you to feel?
    5. If you could ask the artist one question about this work, what would it be?

    Your response

    Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.