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About this work. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. 1943 Oil on canvas 16 1/8 x 24 in. Tate Collection, London. In her own words... It's about confrontation. Everyone believes he/she is his/her drama. While they don't always have giant sunflowers (most aggressive of flowers) to contend with, there are always stairways, hallways, even very private theatres ...
Mar 14, 2019 · In the 1943 painting Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (“A Little Night Music”), we see a pair of them confined to an eerie corridor. One girl, her hair upraised as if possessed by a demonic spirit, stares down a large sunflower, a plant Tanning considered the “most aggressive of flowers.”
Title: Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) Artist: Dorothea Tanning (American, Galesburg, Illinois 1910–2012 New York) Date: 1943. Geography: Country of Origin USA. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 16 × 24 in. (407 × 610 mm) Classification: Paintings
Jan 31, 2012 · Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is another relatively early work for Tanning, painted with figurative perfection and an obvious closeness to Surrealist themes. Set in the hallway of a hotel or large grand house, the title of the work is inspired by Mozart's composition of the same title, "a little night music."
- American
- August 25, 1910
- Galesburg, Illinois
- January 31, 2012
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Sep 2, 2021 · In Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1943) we are presented with a scene that appears to be the aftermath of a battle between two girls and a large, menacing sunflower, in a confining hotel corridor. The girls stand victorious, though one of them appears utterly exhausted.
Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. ‘A Little Night Music’ was created in 1943 by Dorothea Tanning in Surrealism style. Find more prominent pieces of figurative at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
