GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Between 1895 and 1900, Ramón Casas completed a suite of paintings depicting the same female model in an intimate interior scene. She often wears a white dress with blue trim similar to the one found in Tired. In these works, Casas was not representing a dramatic narrative, but rather providing a glimpse into routine moments of a woman’s daily activities. Throughout the series of paintings he relied on a muted color palette and a composition comprised of a figure with a few simple elements such as a chair, table, or window.
In Tired, subtle gradations of color and soft suffused light create a scene that is profoundly poetic and mysterious. The solitary figure is not a portrait, but a vehicle that allowed Casas to examine light and color by coupling a subtle palette with slight details. He juxtaposed the woman’s gossamer white dressing gown against the heavy dark wood paneling and floor. Casas anchored the composition with the strong vertical lines of the spindled backed chair, table legs, and doorjamb that he then discreetly echoed with thick impasto brushstrokes. He reinforced the woman's centrality by rendering the door behind her with a color that is much lighter than the surrounding walls. In her pose, Casas adeptly conveyed the woman’s fatigue and added a bit of mystery by turning her face away from the viewer. The overall effect of color, composition, and pose heightens the emotion of her exhaustive collapse to a most powerful effect.
Adapted from
Olivier Meslay, DMA unpublished material, 2013.
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Reviewed the object file.
Searched Piction for Casas.
General Description:
Olivier Meslay, DMA Acquisition proposal (2013.22.FA), November 2013.
Reformated provenance from the original (Vienna, private collection since 1904* ; *Mathieu Neouze pro forma invoice dated 17th June 2013)
Reformatted the exhibition history from the original (1904: Dusseldorf, Internationale Kunstausstellung, no. 395 ; 1904: Vienne, Secession XXIth Exhibition, no. 103)
Artist name- changed to match ULAN- Ramón Casas.
Foreign lang- Fatiguée
Additional research in the object file could be added to TMS either in module or text entry field. Photocopies in file suggest that DMA library has 1904 exhibition publication with the work illustrated.
Add current label to TMS: Martha MacLeod, DMA Wall label (2013.22.FA), November 2013.
Ramon Casas conveys the fatigue and melancholy of a young woman wearily resting her head in her arms on a small, round green table. He then adds to the picture's mystery by turning her face away from the viewer, leaving her features up to one's imagination. The overall effect of color and pose powerfully heightens the emotion of her exhaustive collapse. For Casas, the painting is not a portrait but a vehicle, allowing him to pursue the effect of light and color by coupling a subtle palette with slight details. He juxtaposed the woman's gossamer white dressing gown against the heavy dark wood paneling and floor, and then anchored the composition with the strong vertical lines of the spindle-backed chair, table legs, and doorjamb which he discreetly reinforced with thick impasto brushstrokes.
Born into a wealthy Catalan family, Casas first studied in Barcelona and then in Paris. He established a reputation for producing beautiful society portraits, but he is best known for being one of the principal painter associated with modernismo, a primarily literary and intellectual movement tied to Catalan nationalist aspirations. His work directly influenced the younger generation of truly revolutionary Spanish artists working in Barcelona around 1900, including Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), who held Casas in very high esteem.
Provenance:
1904-2013: private collection, Vienna [1]
From 2013: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, Mrs. John B. O'Hara Fund, purchased (Galerie Mathieu Néouze, Paris) [2]
[1] Mathieu Néouze pro forma invoice dated 17th June 2013.
[2] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. In 1976, Mrs. John B. O'Hara bequest an endowment in her name to contribute to the Foundation's collection. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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Place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038?
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- Tired was in a private collection in Europe for over a century, and prior to entering the DMA's collection, it was last exhibited in 1904 at the XXI exhibition of the Viennese Secession.
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General Description
Between 1895 and 1900, Ramón Casas completed a suite of paintings depicting the same female model in an intimate interior scene. She often wears a white dress with blue trim similar to the one found in Tired. In these works, Casas was not representing a dramatic narrative, but rather providing a glimpse into routine moments of a woman’s daily activities. Throughout the series of paintings he relied on a muted color palette and a composition comprised of a figure with a few simple elements such as a chair, table, or window.
In Tired, subtle gradations of color and soft suffused light create a scene that is profoundly poetic and mysterious. The solitary figure is not a portrait, but a vehicle that allowed Casas to examine light and color by coupling a subtle palette with slight details. He juxtaposed the woman’s gossamer white dressing gown against the heavy dark wood paneling and floor. Casas anchored the composition with the strong vertical lines of the spindled backed chair, table legs, and doorjamb that he then discreetly echoed with thick impasto brushstrokes. He reinforced the woman's centrality by rendering the door behind her with a color that is much lighter than the surrounding walls. In her pose, Casas adeptly conveyed the woman’s fatigue and added a bit of mystery by turning her face away from the viewer. The overall effect of color, composition, and pose heightens the emotion of her exhaustive collapse to a most powerful effect.
Adapted from
Olivier Meslay, DMA unpublished material, 2013.
Fun Facts
- Tired was in a private collection in Europe for over a century, and prior to entering the DMA's collection, it was last exhibited in 1904 at the XXI exhibition of the Viennese Secession.
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Notes
Reviewed the TMS record.
Reviewed the object file.
Searched Piction for Casas.
General Description:
Olivier Meslay, DMA Acquisition proposal (2013.22.FA), November 2013.
Reformated provenance from the original (Vienna, private collection since 1904* ; *Mathieu Neouze pro forma invoice dated 17th June 2013)
Reformatted the exhibition history from the original (1904: Dusseldorf, Internationale Kunstausstellung, no. 395 ; 1904: Vienne, Secession XXIth Exhibition, no. 103)
Artist name- changed to match ULAN- Ramón Casas.
Foreign lang- Fatiguée
Additional research in the object file could be added to TMS either in module or text entry field. Photocopies in file suggest that DMA library has 1904 exhibition publication with the work illustrated.
Add current label to TMS: Martha MacLeod, DMA Wall label (2013.22.FA), November 2013.
Ramon Casas conveys the fatigue and melancholy of a young woman wearily resting her head in her arms on a small, round green table. He then adds to the picture's mystery by turning her face away from the viewer, leaving her features up to one's imagination. The overall effect of color and pose powerfully heightens the emotion of her exhaustive collapse. For Casas, the painting is not a portrait but a vehicle, allowing him to pursue the effect of light and color by coupling a subtle palette with slight details. He juxtaposed the woman's gossamer white dressing gown against the heavy dark wood paneling and floor, and then anchored the composition with the strong vertical lines of the spindle-backed chair, table legs, and doorjamb which he discreetly reinforced with thick impasto brushstrokes.
Born into a wealthy Catalan family, Casas first studied in Barcelona and then in Paris. He established a reputation for producing beautiful society portraits, but he is best known for being one of the principal painter associated with modernismo, a primarily literary and intellectual movement tied to Catalan nationalist aspirations. His work directly influenced the younger generation of truly revolutionary Spanish artists working in Barcelona around 1900, including Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), who held Casas in very high esteem.
Provenance:
1904-2013: private collection, Vienna [1]
From 2013: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, Mrs. John B. O'Hara Fund, purchased (Galerie Mathieu Néouze, Paris) [2]
[1] Mathieu Néouze pro forma invoice dated 17th June 2013.
[2] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. In 1976, Mrs. John B. O'Hara bequest an endowment in her name to contribute to the Foundation's collection. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Barcelona (Spain): TGN: 7007426?
Place of origin: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038?
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
figure
Woman
sleeping
hands
dress
table
chair
green
orange
white
interior spaces
vase
drape (window covering)
mental activity
dreams
impasto
palette (color range)
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