“The Greek Festival” by Simeon Solomon (1840-1905)

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The Greek Festival

Simeon Solomon (1840-1905)

1873

Watercolour and gouache on paper

23 x 23 cm

Collection: Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane Reg. 80

Provenance In possession of Hugh Lane by 1904; Lane Gift, 1912

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This picture shows two figures striding forward. The woman on the left is wearing a dark pink dress with a white cloth draped around her arms and tied around her waist. On the right is a second figure wearing a dark blue dress and carrying a metallic urn. A length of the blue dress has wrapped itself around the arm and neck of the woman, while a length of the dark pink cloth has wound and knotted itself around the waist and arm of the figure on the right. — Museum Website

Created 2 June 2021