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Night (no. 2)

Night (no. 2)
(1907)

Medium
oil on canvas

Measurements
76.5 × 64.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1929

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Inscription
inscribed in grey paint l.r.: ORPEN

Accession Number
4237-3

Department
International Painting

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Subjects (general)
Human Figures Relationships and Interactions

Subjects (specific)
couples embracing lovers night passion (emotion) windows

Frame
French, 18th century, recycled

Frame

The frame on Night (no.2) appears to be French, most likely from the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, recycled to the painting.
The surface is water gilded on a carved timber base with acanthus corners flanked by asymmetrical raffle leaf centres and scallops at the sight edge.
Orpen experimented with a number of framing styles throughout his career including at the turn of the century, reverse pattern seventeenth century Spanish style and black Dutch ripple-moulded frames, moving to white Whistlerian frames by 1911.
Many of Orpen’s frames were produced by the The Chenil Gallery, established by Orpen’s brother-in-law, Jack Knewstub.
Chapman Bros. were also a source of picture frames for Orpen.

Frame Details

Framemaker
Unknown - 18th century

Materials

carved timber, water gilded with gold leaf

Frame Condition

good original condition

Colourmen

Colourman
YOUNG

Location of stamp
Centre reverse of upper stretcher member

Transcript
YOUNG/137 GOWER....

Medium
Impressed stamp

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