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Wrestlers in Brittany, ca. 1898 - 1899

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 51.7 x 73.5 cm
  • Inv. 1914-AZ

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Like many French artists of the fin de siècle, Lucien Simon was fascinated by the authentic life of Brittany. Around 1898, he elaborated the theme of wrestlers in at least five paintings, of which this version is probably a preliminary study. In each case, the fight is not in the foreground and the figures in the duel make a powerful downward movement to the left. In the background, Simon incorporated architectural elements from various villages such as Kerouzy, Kérity and Penmarc'h. In this way, he suggested the set-up of wrestling matches in which men from different villages competed against each other. Together with Charles Cottet, Simon founded the Bande Noire in 1895. Most painters of the group were characterised by social themes and a preference for rather sombre colours. The Belgian painter and sculptor Constantin Meunier was also a member.

Artist

Lucien Simon RKD VIAF Wikidata
Paris 1861 - Saint-Marine-en-Combrit 1945
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Title Wrestlers in Brittany
Date ca. 1898 - 1899
Period 19th century
Location Brittany TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signatures (names) bottom left: LSimon
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1914-AZ
Acquisition credit bequest
Scribe, Fernand
Ghent
1913
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-AZ
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/623/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11Q71423 altarcross, crucifix Iconclass
22C light Iconclass
22C1 natural light Iconclass
22C8 shadow Iconclass
24A8 sunlight Iconclass
24A81 sunbeams Iconclass
25H114 low hill country Iconclass
26A clouds Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
41A14 urban housing Iconclass
43C392 wrestling (sport) Iconclass
46A7 crowd, mob Iconclass
48A712 the audience ~ art performance Iconclass
61D(BRITTANY) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BRITTANY) Iconclass
61D(FRANCE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (FRANCE) Iconclass
School / Style realism (artistic form of expression) AAT
Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 134)
De vrienden van Scribe : De Europese smaak van een Gents mecenas (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 12 december 1998 - 14 maart 1999) / Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Robert Hoozee. - Gent : Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1998 ; Antwerpen : Pandora, 1998 (p. 135 (ill.), 210 (ill.))
Lucien Simon / André Cariou. - Plomelin : Editions Palantines, 2002 (p. 33, 154)
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 298-299 (ill.))
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent : The Collection (exhibition opened on March 21th 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Ghent : Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, 2021
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