Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Maternity (Suffering)
CARRIÈRE, Eugène (1849 - 1906)
Carrière enjoyed considerable success at the Salon of 1885 with a large painting of 'The Sick Child' (Paris, Musée d'Orsay) and in 1896-97 gave a work of the same title to his friend Auguste Rodin. This composition of around 1891-92 depicts Madame Carrière clasping a sick girl, perhaps her first daughter Elise (b. 1878). The artist painted several works with the title 'Maternité', most of which include a baby, rather than an adolescent. Gwendoline Davies purchased this work in 1913.
Work was part of the AFA tour (2009-2010): From Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2434
Creation/Production
CARRIÈRE, Eugène
Date: 1896-1897 ca
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/4/1952
Measurements
Height (cm): 81.3
Width (cm): 65.4
Height (in): 32
Width (in): 25
(): h(cm) frame:103.3
(): h(cm)
(): w(cm) frame:87.4
(): w(cm)
(): d(cm) frame:10.0
(): d(cm)
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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