Untitled (The Dream of the Mogul?)

1886

Félix Bracquemond after Gustave Moreau

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

Boussod et Valadon

Publisher, French, est. 1884 - closed 1919

Gustave Moreau

Artist After, French, 1826 - 1898

This is a painting of amorphous dark forms, a serpent, and abstract humanoid figures in a mysterious landscape. The scene is dominated by a serpentine creature in the foreground, with shadowy shapes in the background suggesting cliffs or ancient ruins. Elements of surrealism are present, with figures and shapes that are partially defined, creating a dreamlike setting. Monochrome tones enhance the mood of the scene. This painting is in the style of Gustave Moreau.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.8 × 27.1 cm (14 1/8 × 10 11/16 in.)
    image: 27.2 × 18.7 cm (10 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.212

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, undescribed

  • Series Title

    The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Richard S. Field; gift to Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, 1964; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1980.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

1987

  • Bouillon, Jean-Paul. Félix Bracquemond, Le Réalisme Absolu: oeuvre gravé 1849-1859, catalogue raisonné, Geneva: Skira, 1987.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower right: -Gustave Moreau-; in plate, above image: October 1st 1886, London, Published by Boussod, Valadon & Co., successors to Goupil & Co., 116 & 117, New Bond Street W., and 9, rue Chaptal, Paris, Copyright registered.; below image, at right, in graphite: Bracquemond [underlined]; verso: at lower right, in later hand: d'apres Gustave Moreau [in graphite] / R. S. Field [in blue ink]

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65568306

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