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Lambert constructed a conceit in which he played upon the difference between how things appear on the surface of the canvas and how they are in reality. He abrogated the difference between the solid bust of Pan and the bunch of fragile white roses in the glass vase beside it by making the sculpted
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beside white gloves and a glass vase filled with white roses". Lambert created the bust of Pan as part of a costume for a character he played in a
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of nature while white roses symbolise "truth, innocence and spirituality". The white gloves were "symbol of good manners in the
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curls in Pan's hair resemble roses and by using sharply defined edges to 'sculpt' the flowers.
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76.5 cm × 63.5 cm (30.1 in × 25.0 in)
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The painting was first exhibited in London in 1911 under the title
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https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/8701/
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George Washington Lambert
1911
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/8701/
1911
still life
George Washington Lambert
Pan
tableau vivant
Philip Connard
personification
Edwardian
Art Gallery of New South Wales


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