The Contemplator
1901
Eugène Carrière
Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
The Contemplator, 1901. Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906). Oil on fabric; framed: 47.6 x 57.2 x 5.1 cm (18 3/4 x 22 1/2 x 2 in.); unframed: 33.6 x 41 cm (13 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer 1946.283 In this painting Carrière captures the atmosphere of Victor Hugo's poems through his expressive brushstrokes and monochromatic palette. The artist's monochrome paintings influenced Picasso and his Blue Period works.
- Maker/Artist
- Carrière, Eugène
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on fabric
- Dimensions
- Framed: 47.6 x 57.2 x 5.1 cm (18 3/4 x 22 1/2 x 2 in.); Unframed: 33.6 x 41 cm (13 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signed lower right, etched into paint layer, revealing white ground: Eugène Carrière
- Departments
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1946.283
- Credit Line
- In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
- Exhibitions
- Eugene Carriere Retrospective, Le Symbolisme en Europe (Symbolism in Europe), Eugene Carriere, European Muses, American Masters: 1870 to 1950, Rodin/Carrière, Interferences, On the occasion of the celebration of the centennial of Victor Hugo. Librairie des Éditions d'Art Édouard Pelletan, Paris, France (1902)., <em>Eugène Carrière. </em>École Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Paris, France (1907).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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