Eugène Carrière, 'Winding Wool', 1887
About the work
Overview
The sitters are the artist's wife and his eldest daughter, Elise, born in 1878. Only the barest indication of a setting is given, such as the chairs and vase of flowers. This work is painted in the artist's characteristic style, with the figures emerging out of a shadowy atmosphere. Although the painting is a family portrait, the subject of winding wool may also symbolise the ties between a mother and daughter.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Winding Wool
- Artist
- Eugène Carrière
- Artist dates
- 1849 - 1906
- Date made
- 1887
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 59.7 × 73.3 cm
- Inscription summary
- Signed
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from Tate: Presented by Mrs R.M. Dunlop 1927
- Inventory number
- L692
- Location
- Not on display
- Image copyright
- On loan from Tate: Presented by Mrs R.M. Dunlop 1927, © 2000 Tate
- Collection
- Main Collection
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