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[[underlined]] 7854 [[/underlined]]

MOREAU, Gustave  (1826-1898)

[[underlined]] "CREPUSCULE" [[/underlined]]

Gouache Watercolor:  14-1/2" x 8-3/4"

Signed lower left:  "Gustave Moreau - Crepuscule"

The unclad goddess of tweilight is seen floating over a flower strewn lake.  Her body is partly covered by a veil and a flowing red cloak richly embroidered in green at the edge.  Her hair falls over her shoulders.  To the right and partly in back of her a musical instrument, a medieval harp.  The sun is seen setting over mountains against a light cloudy sky through tall and stately trees.

[[underlined]] Collection: [[/underlined]]  Docteur A. Chauffard, Paris

[[underlined]] Exhibited: [[/underlined]]  Jacques Seligmann Galleries, N.Y.
  "Master Drawings of Five Centuries"
  Jan. 15 - Feb. 3, 1951, no. 28 of cat.
University of Iowa "Six Centuries of Master
  Drawings", Summer 1951, no. 148 of cat.