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Man Reading by Lamplight

Date

1887

Creator

Victor Lecomte

Location

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

In the Snite Museum panel, the space surrounding the figure is darkened, masking the details of the room and the hangings on the walls, so that all attention is focused on the activity of the figure during the evening hours. This spotlighting effect, sometimes even brighter in scenes using different lighting equipment, centers the interest on people and their lives. from Weisberg, Breaking the Mold: The Legacy of the Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Art (Notre Dame, 2012)

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In the Snite Museum panel, the space surrounding the figure is darkened, masking the details of the room and the hangings on the walls, so that all attention is focused on the activity of the figure during the evening hours. This spotlighting effect, sometimes even brighter in scenes using different lighting equipment, centers the interest on people and their lives. from Weisberg, Breaking the Mold: The Legacy of the Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin Collection of Nineteenth-Century French Art (Notre Dame, 2012)
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Victor Lecomte (French, 1856 - 1920)
1887
Paintings
Oil on panel
2009.045.048
oil lamps
Not on view, please request access
22 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 3 in. (57.15 x 48.9 x 7.62 cm)
The Muriel S. and Noah L. Butkin Collection

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