Jean McEwen (1923 - 1999)
Le chant de la Terre (Das Lied von der Erde), 1972
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Gallery
Espace 1130 - Cosner Gallery | Art dealers
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Medium
Oil on canvas
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Time
Post-War Canadian art
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Dimensions
127 x 127 cm | 50'' x 50''
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Dimensions with frame
131,5 x 133 cm | 51,75” x 52,25”
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Signed
Signed lower left. Signed, titled and dated on verso
Provenance: Malborough-Godard, Toronto
Jean McEwen pays particular attention to the choice of titles for his series of paintings. His works thus become chapters of a vast pictorial poem. Examples include *Miroir sans image* (Mirror Without an Image), inspired by Louis Aragon; *Compagnons de silence* (Companions of Silence), inspired by Paul Valéry; and *Das Lied von der Erde* (The Song of the Earth), inspired by Gustav Mahler's song cycle. Each of these titles participates in the same quest for balance between painting and poetry.
other works of the artist
Jean McEwen
Untitled
Jean McEwen
Cantate des Colonnes
Jean McEwen
Untitled
Jean McEwen
Belle-Île-en-Mer
Jean McEwen
Laque des pays vastes
Jean McEwen
Le chant de la Terre (Das Lied von der Erde)
Jean McEwen
Colonne sans fin
Jean McEwen
Miroir sans image # 10
