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Artist: CARRIÈRE, Eugène (1849 - 1906)
This work is closely related to a painting exhibited in 1890 under the title 'Slumber' and an etching of 1888 titled 'Realities with the magic of a dream.' Carrière often repeated his favourite compositions, which represent emotional states rather than specific individuals. In 1906 a critic a commented on this quality of his work: 'It is the soul stripped of formal accidents, It is mankind hidden under the fiction of an individual personality'. Gwendoline Davies purchased this painting in 1914.
Work was part of the AFA tour (2009-2010): From Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales
Image: © Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2174
Creation/Production
CARRIÈRE, Eugène
Role: Creation
Date: 1888 ca.
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/4/1952
Measurements
Height: 54.8cm
Width: 73.3cm
h(cm) frame:75.0
w(cm) frame:93.2
d(cm) frame:9.8
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
Comments - (12)
I saw it a few years ago and it took my breath away, however on subsequent visits, it hasn't been available to view.
Would love to see it again.
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