Artwork
Dream (Rêve)
Dream (Rêve) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Théo Wagner. It dates from 1894 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:lower left in graphite: T. P. Wagner
- Markings
- Marked:blindstamp of L'Estampe originale
About this work
Overview
Dream (Rêve) is a 1894 lithograph on wove paper by Théo van Rysselberghe, also known as Théo Wagner.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a mysterious, abstract scene centered around a triangular form containing a face and indistinct shapes, set against a backdrop of contrasting dark and light tones.
Technique & Style
The lithographic technique used in Dream (Rêve) adds texture and tactility to the image, enhancing its dynamic quality. The abstract composition and expressive use of dark and light tones contribute to the work's sense of depth and complexity.
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Artist & collection
Project for Frontispiece to: Au pied du Sinaï
Et celui qui était monté dessus se nommait la Mort (And his name that sat on him was Death)
Le château de la mort (The House of the Dead)
Les Honnêtes femmes; Conférence, Poésies inédites d'Henry Becque; La Parisienne
Le Sphynx...mon regard que rien ne peut devier, demeure tendu a travers les choses sur un horizon inaccessible. La Chimere: Moi,Je suis legere et joyeuse (The Sphinx: "My gaze, which nothing can deflect, passes through the things and remains fixed on an inaccessible horizon." The Chimera: "I am weightless and joyful")
Quand s'eveillait la Vie au Fon de la matiere obscure (When life was awakening in the depths of obscure matter)
La Mort: Mon ironie depasse toutes les autres! (Death: My iron surpasses all others!)
Untitled (The Dream of the Mogul?)
And His Name That Sat on Him Was Death
Apres cela je vis descendre du ciel un ange qui avait la clef de l'abime, et une grande chaine en sa main (And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand)
Sous l'aile d'ombre, l'etre noir appliquait une active morsure (Beneath the wing of shadow the black creature was biting energetically)
The Vintages!: Seven Owls and a Serpent