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Twilight

Alfred Manessier

Artwork Details

Twilight
1945-1951
Alfred Manessier
lithograph on paper
15 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in (40.3 cm x 26.4 cm);28 1/16 in x 22 1/16 in (71.28 cm x 56.04 cm);22 1/4 in x 15 3/16 in (56.5 cm x 38.5 cm);15 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in (40.32 cm x 26.35 cm)
Museum Purchase
1951/2.51

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Description

Subject Matter:

Twilight is an abstract print that appears to interpret the transition from day to night. The artist, Alfred Manessier, was a French painter and decorative artist. Around the time Manessier made this print he also made several stained glass windows for churches in France. Religion remained a strong theme throughout his work after he made a three day visit to the Trappist monastery in Orne. It was also this visit that caused him to turn to abstraction. 

Physical Description:

This is an abstract print with pinkish and dark brown rectangles and irregular geometric shapes set against a brown background. 

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