Colosses de Memnon (Thebes)

1911

Pierre Roche

Associated Names
Pierre Roche

Artist, French, 1855 - 1922

This is a painting of two indistinct figures sitting in a desert landscape beneath a vast sky. The painting depicts a broad expanse of land that features two dark, seated forms that are abstract in nature against a warm, orange horizon line that contrasts with the pale, largely unembellished sky above. The area directly beneath the figures is textured with horizontal strokes in muted earthy tones, suggesting an uneven, possibly arid terrain.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lucien Goldschmidt; purchased 1963 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

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Wikidata ID

Q65511645

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