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Georges Lemmen

Thames Scene, the Elevator

Maker

Georges Lemmen (Belgian, 1865-1916)

Title

Thames Scene, the Elevator

Year

ca. 1890

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Geography

Place Made: Belgium

Dimensions

61.6 x 85.1 cm (24 1/4 x 33 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

57.166

Type

  • Paintings

Provenance

Linje Collection;
1956, Galerie Georges Giroux, Brussels;
T.P. Grange, London.

Publications

  • Books

European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

  • Books

Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Exchange: From the Collection of Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; From the Collection of The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Inventing Impressionism
Oct 21, 2016 – Jun 11, 2017

Label copy

The technique of painting with tiny dots of color was introduced to the Impressionists by Georges Seurat in the mid-1880s. This quasi-scientific style, in which complementary and contrasting colors were used to create brilliant optical effects, was adopted by Belgian painter Georges Lemmen in this view of the River Thames. He constructed the image with layers of successively smaller points of pigment, altering their density to indicate distance and to distinguish physical properties. Clustering related hues, such as yellows and oranges, and mingling complementaries like reds and blues, he modeled solid forms and created luminous transitions from water to smoke to sky, rendering the industrial scene with subtle, atmospheric effect.

Cubism and Its Affinities
Sep 01, 1995 – Dec 10, 1995
European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937
Oct 18, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Georges Lemmen (Belgian, 1865-1916)
Thames Scene, the Elevator, ca. 1890
Oil on canvas
61.6 x 85.1 cm (24 1/4 x 33 1/2 inches)
Anonymous gift 57.166

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