Eugène Carrière, 'Head of a Child', about 1891
About the work
Overview
This painting is almost certainly a portrait of one of the artist's children, the most likely candidate being his second son, Jean-René, who was born in 1888.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Head of a Child
- Artist
- Eugène Carrière
- Artist dates
- 1849 - 1906
- Date made
- about 1891
- Medium and support
- Oil on cardboard
- Dimensions
- 24.7 × 17.1 cm
- Inscription summary
- Signed
- Acquisition credit
- On loan from Tate: Presented anonymously in memory of Sir Terence Rattigan 1983
- Inventory number
- L693
- Location
- Not on display
- Image copyright
- On loan from Tate: Presented anonymously in memory of Sir Terence Rattigan 1983, © 2000 Tate
- Collection
- Main Collection
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