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Maternity

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

Maternity
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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 2174

Creation/Production

CARRIÈRE, Eugène
Date: 1888 ca

Acquisition

Bequest, 10/4/1952

Measurements

Height (cm): 54.8
Width (cm): 73.3
Height (in): 21
Width (in): 28
h(cm) frame:75.0
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:93.2
w(cm)
d(cm) frame:9.8
d(cm)

Techniques

oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting

Material

oil
canvas

Location

In store

Categories

Paentiad | Painting Celf Gain | Fine Art Davies sisters Astudiaeth ffurf | Figure study AFA Tour (Turner to Cézanne) 2009-2010 Cyn 1900 | Pre 1900 Symbolaeth | Symbolism
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