The evening bath
(Le bain du soir)
(1925)
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Measurements
- 46.2 × 63.8 cm
- Inscription
- inscribed in blue paint l.c.r.: C Wheeler
- Accession Number
- 1770-3
- Department
- Australian Painting
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1925
© Estate of Charles Wheeler
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation - Gallery location
- Not on display
- Subjects (general)
- Human Figures Nature
- Subjects (specific)
- bathing (hygienic activity) fog nudes (representations) nudity rivers trees women (female humans)
- Frame
- Original, by John Thallon, Melbourne, possibly recycled
Frame
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Frames in this Louis XV revival style appear on paintings over a long time span.
- Framemaker
- John Thallon
Melbourne - Date
- 1896-1908
- Materials
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The frame is made using composition ornaments on a wooden chassis, the inner scotia is covered with net. The surface is false gold throughout, including the slip. The finish is matte with a thin dark wash. The swept edges are formed from composition.
- Condition
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Composition leading edges to swept sides have ‘sprung’. Original finish throughout.
- Dimensions
- 68.0 x 86.0 x 10.0 cm; sight 44.5 x 62.2 cm