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Description:
The Reluctant Bride is an 1866 oil painting by Auguste Toulmouche. Departing from Toulmouche's usual paintings of a single woman, this work is a more complicated composition showing a group of women in an opulently decorated room. At the centre, a young woman is seated in a flowing white satin silk dress with high collar trimmed with white fur. She stares out at the viewer, with an ambivalent expression that has attracted various interpretations. She is attended by two women of similar age: the woman to the left in a blue-grey satin gown with a patterned shawl bends to kiss her forehead, while the woman to the right in burnt orange velvet gown is crouching to hold her left hand. A girl stands to the right, looking in a mirror as she tries on a bridal headdress of orange blossom, echoing the central figure's bouquet. The scene may be set in shortly before the wedding of the central young woman, waiting in a parlour or drawing room with her bridesmaids. Her expression may express hostility, or perhaps resignation to her arranged marriage. The figures congregate in the lower half of the canvas, with upper half devoted to the flamboyantly decorated room and its gilded furniture. The work came to public attention in late 2023 when it was used to express women's anger on TikTok: a version accompanied by excepts of the Dies Irae from Verdi's Requiem was quickly viewed over 6 million times.
Dimensions:
Image: A3(29.7 x 42cm) | Paper: 37.7 x 50cm
Image: A2(42 x 59.4cm) | Paper: 52 x 69.4cm
Materials:
This premium quality giclee art print has been produced on luxurious 100% cotton rag textured art paper using archival quality inks resulting in a superior print suitable for museum or gallery display.
- Gallery quality giclee art print
- 300gsm 100% cotton rag textured art paper
- Natural white with a matte finish
- Archival inks for vivid colour and sharp detail
- Available in multiple sizes
- Please note that this art print comes unframed
Delivery:
This item will dispatch from Pop Motif's warehouse on 25th Dec 2024. Normal delivery times from New Zealand will then apply. Shipping options available at checkout include:
| Delivery to New Zealand | Delivery from dispatch | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard shipping included | 2–7 days | FREE |
| Standard shipping (tracked) | 2–7 days | $5.00 |
This item will dispatch from Pop Motif's warehouse on 25th Dec 2024. Normal delivery times from New Zealand will then apply. Shipping options available at checkout include:
| Delivery to New Zealand | Delivery from dispatch | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard shipping included | 2–7 days | FREE |
| Standard shipping (tracked) | 2–7 days | $5.00 |
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