Gossiping Collection (page 4)

Three women walking down the street (colour litho)
6031094 Three women walking down the street (colour litho) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three women walking down the street)

Chatterboxes, 1912 (oil on canvas)
AEG122855 Chatterboxes, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Kennington, Thomas Benjamin (1856-1916); 100x126 cm; Alfred East Gallery, Kettering Borough Council; eAlfred East Gallery, Kettering; English

Original drawing for Les Maitres de l Affiche (pencil on paper)
STC138814 Original drawing for Les Maitres de l Affiche (pencil on paper) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Interesting Conversation, 1895 (oil on canvas)
2641329 Interesting Conversation, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Zandomeneghi, Federigo (1841-1917); 54x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Conversazione Interessante); Photo eChristies Images; Italian

An Afternoon in the Salon, 1902 (oil on canvas)
824487 An Afternoon in the Salon, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Barbudo, Salvador Sanchez (1857-1917); 55.5x85.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Afternoon in the Salon)

Satirical poem on the gossiping of women (engraving)
3646842 Satirical poem on the gossiping of women (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satirical poem on the gossiping of women)

A Curious Junto of Slandering Elves, or, Listen rs seldom hear good of themselves
708889 A Curious Junto of Slandering Elves, or, Listen rs seldom hear good of themselves, 1817 (hand-coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Scandal refuted, or Billingsgate virtue, 1818 (hand-coloured etching)
483059 Scandal refuted, or Billingsgate virtue, 1818 (hand-coloured etching) by Williams, C. (19th century); 35x24 cm; London Metropolitan Archives

London to York - Times Up Gentlemen (oil on canvas)
CH401469 London to York - Times Up Gentlemen (oil on canvas) by Sadler, Walter Dendy (1854-1923); 147.6x193 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

In a Witley Lane (w / c with scratching out on paper)
CH401683 In a Witley Lane (w/c with scratching out on paper) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 30.5x24.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Cottage near Witley, Surrey (w / c with scratching out on paper)
CH401680 Cottage near Witley, Surrey (w/c with scratching out on paper) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 29x23.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Friendly Gossips, 1889 (oil on panel)
CH402492 Friendly Gossips, 1889 (oil on panel) by Thaulow, Fritz (1847-1906); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Norwegian, out of copyright

Two women arguing (colour litho)
3096335 Two women arguing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two women arguing. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Hors Concours - Les Midinettes, (oil on board)
659089 Hors Concours - Les Midinettes, (oil on board) by Beraud, Jean (1849-1935); 54.6x45.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hors Concours - Les Midinettes. Jean Beraud (1849-1935). Oil on board

On the Beach, (oil on panel)
657049 On the Beach, (oil on panel) by Ludovici, Albert Jnr. (1852-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Beach. Albert Ludovici, Jr. (1852-1932). Oil on panel

Afternoon Tea, 1889 (oil on canvas)
658616 Afternoon Tea, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Ilsted, Peter Vilhelm (1861-1933); 76x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Afternoon Tea. Peter Ilsted (1861-1933). Oil on canvas. Dated 1889

Les Crinolines, 1865 (watercolour and pencil on paper laid on card)
656678 Les Crinolines, 1865 (watercolour and pencil on paper laid on card) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 16.5x24.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Crinolines. Eugene Boudin (1824-1898)

Women in the Fish Market, Boulogne (?), (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
652087 Women in the Fish Market, Boulogne (?), (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Caffieri, Hector (1847-1932); 60.9x44.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Women in the Fish Market)

Loves Mirror or a Parable of Love, 1850 - 1852 (pen & ink on paper)
BIR108181 Loves Mirror or a Parable of Love, 1850 - 1852 (pen & ink on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Conversation (oil on canvas)
NUL42120 The Conversation (oil on canvas) by Monfreid, Georges Daniel de (1856-1929); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Sarah Gamp and Betsey Prig, illustrations for Character Sketches from Dickens
IL193478 Sarah Gamp and Betsey Prig, illustrations for Character Sketches from Dickens compiled by B.W. Matz, 1924 (colour litho) by Copping, Harold (1863-1932); Private Collection; English

Gossips (colour litho)
6021581 Gossips (colour litho) by Farmiloe, Edith (1870-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gossips. Illustration for Rag, Tag)

Humours of West Indian life (litho)
6014159 Humours of West Indian life (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Humours of West Indian life)

A Thatched Cottage near Peaslake, Surrey (watercolour)
1767282 A Thatched Cottage near Peaslake, Surrey (watercolour) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 23x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Thatched Cottage near Peaslake, Surrey)

Betrayed, 1887 (w / c & bodycolour on paper)
1203476 Betrayed, 1887 (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Langley, Walter (1852-1922); 75x120 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Breton Confidants, c. 1908 (tempera on panel)
2956888 Breton Confidants, c.1908 (tempera on panel) by Webb, Cecil J. (fl.1908); 60.96x45.72 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Colonial Scene; Escena Colonial, (oil onn board)
824612 Colonial Scene; Escena Colonial, (oil onn board) by Figari, Pedro (1861-1938); 23.5x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial Scene; Escena Colonial. Pedro Figari (1861-1938)

Ashore (Ducks), (oil on canvas)
989963 Ashore (Ducks), (oil on canvas) by Koester, Alexander (1864-1932); 70.5x106 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ashore (Ducks); Ans Ufer (Enten). Alexander Koester (1864-1932). Oil on canvas

Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth, 1875 (oil on panel)
989917 Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth, 1875 (oil on panel) by Boutibonne, Charles Edouard (1816-97); 55.8x78.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth)

Scheveningen, Kaffeeklatsch (Gossips), 1887 (etching)
1071358 Scheveningen, Kaffeeklatsch (Gossips), 1887 (etching) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 7.3x11.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; Foundation for the Arts

Three Women on the Beach; Trois Femmes a la Plage, (oil on canvas)
825106 Three Women on the Beach; Trois Femmes a la Plage, (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 96.2x128.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ducks on a Riverbank, (oil on canvas)
827444 Ducks on a Riverbank, (oil on canvas) by Koester, Alexander (1864-1932); 54.3x82.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ducks on a Riverbank. Alexander Koester (1864 - 1932). Oil on canvas

Satirical poem on the vices of servants (engraving)
3646841 Satirical poem on the vices of servants (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satirical poem on the vices of servants)

The Women of Sleepy Hollow (Inside Cover), from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washngton
3474175 The Women of Sleepy Hollow (Inside Cover), from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washngton Irving (1783 - 1859), pub

"The good wives of the village never failed, in their evening gossipings to lay all
3100390 " The good wives of the village never failed, in their evening gossipings to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle", from Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, pub

The Afternoon Stroll, 1879 (oil on canvas)
651306 The Afternoon Stroll, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Firmin-Girard, Marie Francois (1838-1921); 56x45.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afternoon Stroll)

A Bit of Gossip, 1903 (pencil and watercolour)
659795 A Bit of Gossip, 1903 (pencil and watercolour) by Wilson, Charles Edward (1853-1941); 52x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Bit of Gossip. Charles Edward Wilson (1854-1941)

Confidences (oil on board)
CH344404 Confidences (oil on board) by Potthast, Edward Henry (1857-1927); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

How Mordred plotted against Sir Launcelot, illustration from
STC323636 How Mordred plotted against Sir Launcelot, illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905 (litho) by Curtis

A Good Gossip (oil on canvas)
AKV406785 A Good Gossip (oil on canvas) by Spitzweg, Carl (1808-85); 47.5x39.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Die Plauderstunde; ); eAckermann Kunstverlag; German, out of copyright

Village Gossips (oil)
AGN32033 Village Gossips (oil) by Webster, Thomas (1800-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: exhibited at RA 1865; ); Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

The Chat, c. 1892 (oil on canvas)
NUL120729 The Chat, c.1892 (oil on canvas) by Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The water gymnasium of the Champs-Elysees at Paris, 1847 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT224479 The water gymnasium of the Champs-Elysees at Paris, 1847 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Woman with Baby Carriage, New York, 1919 (w / c on paper)
BRN161521 Woman with Baby Carriage, New York, 1919 (w/c on paper) by Pascin, Jules (1885-1930); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; Bulgarian, out of copyright

Women chatting or The New Mother, late 17th century (coloured engraving)
CHT157476 Women chatting or The New Mother, late 17th century (coloured engraving) by Arnoult, Nicolas (17th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Two washerwomen having a chat (colour litho)
6031140 Two washerwomen having a chat (colour litho) by Gottlob, Fernand Louis (1873-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two washerwomen having a chat)

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"Gossiping: A Timeless Tale of Whispers and Chatter" Step back in time to the glamorous 1950s with Harvey Nichols advertisement, where gossip was as fashionable as the latest Paris fashions. The air filled with secrets and rumors, adding an intriguing allure to society's elite. In c1887, Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow captured the essence of Galway Gossips, showcasing two women engrossed in a conversation that transcended time. Their animated gestures and hushed tones hinted at scandalous tales being shared. During WWII, a powerful message emerged through the iconic "Careless Talk Costs Lives" poster. It reminded us all that idle chatter could have dire consequences for national security. Words whispered carelessly had the power to change lives forever. Henri Clark's poignant music sheet titled "The Poor Washerwoman" depicted a woman burdened by her own trials while others gossiped around her. This artwork served as a reminder of how gossip can harm those who are already struggling. Meanwhile, Liverpool housewives gathered on street corners, holding parcels but also sharing stories that traveled faster than their footsteps. These women found solace in exchanging news amidst their daily routines. Drecoll, Poiret, and Jenny showcased three daytime outfits that were not only fashion-forward but also perfect for engaging in lively conversations over tea or cocktails. Fashion became intertwined with gossip culture - each outfit telling its own story. "The Ladies in the Refectory, " painted on cardboard in 1893-94 by an unknown artist, portrayed women bonding over meals while indulging in juicy tidbits about their peers' lives. Gossip provided entertainment during mundane moments. A thought-provoking cartoon from years gone by questioned societal norms surrounding sex before marriage – sparking discussions among friends and neighbors alike about moral values and personal choices. Promoting connectivity beyond face-to-face encounters came an advert promoting the Post Office Telephone Service in 1932.