The Devil’s Daughter | Margaret Lindsay Williams | 1917

Margaret Lindsay Williams’s The Devil’s Daughter (1917) stages a theatrical encounter between glittering elegance and reminders of mortality. The woman’s illuminated face, decorated dress and open fan emerge sharply from a largely black background, while the skull held against her body introduces a more unsettling register. Her expressive pose gives the composition an air of performance and calculated confidence. The painting’s force comes from this tension between surface splendour and darker suggestion, with small highlights guiding the eye across an otherwise enveloping darkness. Frame: Created from high-quality wood, milled with simple clean lines and presented with a satin finish. Includes a snow-white mount that will not discolour or fade with age. All framed prints feature our premium fine art paper. This is a museum-quality paper which reproduces photography and artworks with exceptional tonality and renders sharp details with consistent flatness and accuracy. Print: For the matted / mounted prints we use a thick 2.4mm window mount cut from premium, textured mountboard. All mounts are "conservation grade", FSC certified, 100% acid free, and will not discolour or fade with age. Simple, elegant design Premium, fine art paper with a smooth, matte finish Handmade by specialist picture framers FSC certified snow-white mat / window mount Delivered ready for hanging Sizes:14 x 11 Inches = 35.6 cm x 27.9 cm20 x 16 Inches = 50.8 cm x 40.6 cm