Enlèvement d'Europe (Rape of Europa)

c. 1925

Jules Pascin

Associated Names
Jules Pascin

Artist, French, 1885 - 1930

The image consists of fluid shapes and curved lines, creating an abstract composition that suggests movement and flow. The figures resemble human forms in dynamic poses, resembling people running or dancing. In the foreground, a shape with curved lines and two pointed projections is noticeable. The background features swirling patterns and layered hues.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Pierre, Paris, France); Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Speiser, Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, c. 1930; (Parke-Bernet, New York, 1944); Lisa Johnson, Washington, DC, 1944; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1934

  • Contemporary Painting from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Speiser, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1934, no. 50

1979

  • Recent Acquisitions: Drawings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982-1983

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 181, no. 1231.

1991

  • Hemin, Yves. Pascin: Catalogue Raisonné, vol. 4. Paris: A. Rambert, 1984-91, no. 724.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Enlevement d'EUROPE

Watermarks

MBM (FRANCE) INGRES D'ARCHES

Wikidata ID

Q64591633

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