Dieux hindous
School : tchécoslovaque
Description
Encre de Chine appliquée à la plume (et au pinceau ?), en grisé (frottis léger) pour certains fonds, aquarelle rouge, crayon noir, traits de cadrage au crayon, sur papier vergé Ingres (filigrane Ingres 1871). Composition : H. 37 cm ; L. 31 cm. Signé à l'encre en bas à droite de la composition : Kupka. Légende autographe au crayon noir illisible (gommée). Légende publiée : Dieux hindous / il y en a autant qu'il y a d'éléments dans la nature. Les dieux hindous sont les ancêtres de tous les dieux connus. Que de choses / à faire Djigs-byed (Yamantaka), le protecteur du Tibet, depuis que les missionnaires et les anglais y font fortune !... Annotations au recto : numéro (illisible) au crayon bleu dans l'angle supérieur gauche ; Tibet à l'encre brune dans la légende de la marge inférieure ; annotations au verso cote : 0,27 haut au crayon bleu. Cachet du musée du Louvre ; au verso : ancien numéro de la Galerie nationale de Prague au crayon : K 6458. Photogravure en rouge et noir
About this work
The artwork titled "Dieux hindous", attributed to KUPKA Frantisek, is preserved at musée du Louvre. This piece is listed in the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, which catalogues the works held in French museums.
Technique and Materials
This work belongs to the field: dessin. It was created using the following materials and techniques: encre de Chine, plume, aquarelle (rouge), crayon noir, papier ingres. Its period of creation is identified as: 1st quarter 20th Century.
The Conserving Museum
"Dieux hindous" is preserved at musée du Louvre, an institution bearing the « Musée de France » label. This label ensures that the collections are managed rigorously in terms of conservation, inventory, and public accessibility.
Data sources
The information about this work comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.gouv.fr under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
About this artwork
On doit Dieux hindous à KUPKA Frantisek ; l'oeuvre est au musée du Louvre. Il s'agit d'une oeuvre en encre de Chine, plume, aquarelle (rouge), crayon noir, papier ingres. L'oeuvre présente les dimensions suivantes : H. en m 0,600 ; L. en m 0,445. L'oeuvre appartient à la 1er quart 20e siècle. Détail à relever : né en 1871 ; mort en 1957.
Creation context
KUPKA Frantisek crée Dieux hindous à une époque où la 1er quart 20e siècle transforme en profondeur le paysage artistique. Le musée du Louvre, qui abrite cette œuvre, offre au visiteur la possibilité de mesurer l'influence du contexte historique et culturel sur la démarche de l'artiste. Les circonstances de la création éclairent le sens et la portée de cette pièce remarquable.
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