GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This image of women collecting water from the sacred Ganges river was probably painted in France from detailed oil sketches composed on-site in India. The work belongs to a long tradition in 19th-century art of “exotic” scenes of life in other cultures made for the entertainment of Western audiences. Edwin Lord Weeks exhibited such scenes of Indian life at the Paris Salon throughout the 1880s and 1890s. Like many other artists of his generation, Weeks left the United States for France, where he studied in Paris with the famed painters Jean-Léon Gérôme and Léon Bonnat. From them, he absorbed a realist style combined with a strong sense of color. After travels to Spain and North Africa, Weeks journeyed to India in 1882, where he spent three extended stays over the next eleven years.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
NOTES
Created c. 1885
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
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Artist/designers
Weeks, Edwin Lord (American, 1849-1903)
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Place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
Depicted location: Ganges (river): TGN: 7001674
Depicted location: India (nation): TGN: 7000198
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From 1907: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas Art Association Purchase [1]
[1] ] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- Weeks not only painted and sketched in India, but also took photographs to record details for his paintings.
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General Description
This image of women collecting water from the sacred Ganges river was probably painted in France from detailed oil sketches composed on-site in India. The work belongs to a long tradition in 19th-century art of “exotic” scenes of life in other cultures made for the entertainment of Western audiences. Edwin Lord Weeks exhibited such scenes of Indian life at the Paris Salon throughout the 1880s and 1890s. Like many other artists of his generation, Weeks left the United States for France, where he studied in Paris with the famed painters Jean-Léon Gérôme and Léon Bonnat. From them, he absorbed a realist style combined with a strong sense of color. After travels to Spain and North Africa, Weeks journeyed to India in 1882, where he spent three extended stays over the next eleven years.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
Fun Facts
- Weeks not only painted and sketched in India, but also took photographs to record details for his paintings.
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Notes
Created c. 1885
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Weeks, Edwin Lord (American, 1849-1903)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
Depicted location: Ganges (river): TGN: 7001674
Depicted location: India (nation): TGN: 7000198
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1907: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas Art Association Purchase [1]
[1] ] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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