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The Weaver
GONCHAROVA, Natalia (1881 - 1962)
Date: 1910
Media: oil on canvas
Size: 154. 4 x 99.8 cm
Acquired: 1975; Purchase
Accession Number: NMW A 2056
The daughter of an architect, Goncharova studied art at Moscow, where she met her lifetime companion, the painter Mikhail Larionov. In 1911 Goncharova made her first designs for Diaghilev's Russian ballet and in 1917 she settled permanently in Paris. This vibrant Futurist composition of 1912-13 depicts a woman in a headscarf leaning over an industrial loom, illuminated by an electric light.
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Hi Peter,
Thank you for your comment. This work is in store currently. We can now allow pre-arranged visits to our art stores again following the relaxing of covid restrictions. Please email us at ArtEnquiries@museumwales.ac.uk to arrange this, providing at least two weeks' notice of the date of your anticipated visit.
With best wishes,
Jennifer Dudley
Curator: Art Collections Management and Access
Would be great to be able to view it over the Easter holidays
Thanks
Hi Joe,
Thank you for your enquiry. This work is usually on display in Gallery 14. However, due to ongoing social distancing rules as well as building works at the Museum, this gallery is currently closed to the public. We recognise that there are some really popular modern and contemporary artworks in this gallery – as restrictions ease and when building work is completed, we will be able to open more galleries, giving greater access to our world-class collections once again.
Best wishes,
Jennifer Dudley
Curator: Art Collections Management and Access
While general expert opinion confirms the date as 1912-13, Goncharova (sometimes the spelling includes a ‘t’) actually dated the work on the reverse of the painting as 1910. As it does not appear to be listed in Eli Eganbury’s 'List of Works of Natalia Gontcharova and Mikhail Larionov 1900-1913' (Moscow, 1913), it is presumed she painted it after Eganbury’s work went to print. It was exhibited at her first Paris exhibition in June 1914 as 'La Machine et la Femme' (1912). It is believed she added this date some years later from memory and incorrectly dated her own work.
Melanie
Hi Despairing,
Just to follow up, you can see this painting in gallery 14 at National Museum Cardiff. You can visit for free, there's more information on our Visit Us page.
Thanks for your enquiry,
Sara
Digital Team
Dear Despairing,
I will pass your enquiry on to the Art Department, and post their response here.
Many thanks for your enquiry,
Sara
Digital Team