Terms and conditions of use
Spring
(La Primavère)
1894
published in the journal L'Ymagier, January 1895
Medium
zincograph printed in brown ink
Measurements
21.5 × 31.6 cm (image) 26.1 × 38.8 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Coles Myer Ltd, Governor, 1989
Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
The simplicity of many works of the Pont-Aven School reflected the artists’ interest in folklore, traditional imagery, and pre-industrial societies, and, relatedly, their nostalgia for ‘untouched’ cultures. This print was published in L’Ymagier, a journal that specialised in the history of early religious and popular woodcuts, together with songs, poetry, articles and contemporary Symbolist prints. Spring is a dream-like image of tonal and textural contrasts built up with pen, crayon and tusche (lithographic wash). Set on a recognisable coastline near Séguin’s house in Brittany, unlike her diligent companion, the reclining woman wearing a Breton coiffe is lost in reverie.
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Field 84; Boyle-Turner S.26
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.c.: a Seguin
Accession Number
P106-1989
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
bonnets (hats) coastal landscapes dresses (garments) France (nation) repose (activity) spring (season) women (female humans)
Movements
Post-Impressionism