Vrouw en een papegaai

About this artwork

Interieur met een jonge vrouw die zit te handwerken. Naast haar een tafel waarop een kooi met een papegaai. Het deurtje van de kooi staat open.

Art Historical Context

Step into the serene world of John Greenwood's *Vrouw en een papai* (Woman and a Parrot), delicate 18th-century scene on paper measuring 350mm by 267mm. Painted during Greenwood's lifetime (1739–1792), it captures a young woman seated in a cozy interior, absorbed in handwork—likely embroidery or sewing—at a table beside an open parrot cage. The bird perches within, its door ajar, adding a touch of whimsy and life to the quiet domestic moment. Greenwood, an artist influenced by Dutch genre traditions, excelled in intimate portrayals of everyday life, evoking the warmth of 18th-century European...

About the Artist

John Greenwood · 1959–present

John Greenwood (born 1959) is a contemporary British painter who rose to prominence in the early 1990s as part of the Young British Artists (YBA) movement that transformed the British art scene. Born in Leeds, Yorkshire, Greenwood studied at York College of Arts and Technology, Cheltenham, and the Royal College of Art, graduating in 1990 with multiple prestigious awards. His work, characterized by...