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The footbath
CARRIÈRE, Eugène (1849 - 1906)
In this work of around 1890, the still life and domestic activity look back to seventeenth-century Dutch genre scenes. Carrière observed that 'a painting is the logical development of light'. His 'chiaroscuro', from which figures and motifs seem to emerge, recalls the soft focus of contemporary sepia photographs. This dream-like quality invites comparison with music and the 'avant garde' poetic ideas of Paul Verlaine. Gwendoline Davies purchased this work in 1913.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2436
Creation/Production
CARRIÈRE, Eugène
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/4/1952
Measurements
Height
(cm): 35.5
Width
(cm): 27.6
Height
(in): 14
Width
(in): 10
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
Gallery 12
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