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Simeon Solomon

Title unknown, 1896

Description

Maker

  • Simeon Solomon, 1840-1905, English

Title

Title unknown

Year

1896

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • watercolor

Supports

  • cardboard

Dimensions

33 x 24.8 cm (13 x 9 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated in watercolor in LR:Simeon Solomon 1896

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

73.029

About

In this moody monochromatic portrait, one of Solomon’s late works, he gives the veiled head features reminiscent of Greco-Roman statuary: a square jaw, straight nose, and androgynously beautiful face. This image is probably allegorical. Solomon was creating other works at this time with titles such as Night Looking upon Sleep Her Beloved Child. The painting, cast in a blue light against a starry sky, may portray Night. English Pre-Raphaelite artists—of which Solomon was one—favored motifs found in the late medieval and early Renaissance art that inspired them. Solomon also explored issues connected to his personal identity, including gender ambiguity, queer sexual desire, and Jewish themes.

Signed and dated in watercolor in LR:Simeon Solomon 1896

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