The Cathedral at Elne

Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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Elne is halfway between Perpignan and Collioure. This is the view from the vicinity of the railway station and was probably painted during a halt on a train journey. The flat blocks of bright colour recall Matisse and the Fauves, who also painted in Provence.
Title

The Cathedral at Elne

Date

1911

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 23.3 x W 33 cm

Accession number

NMW A 199

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Margaret Davies, 1963

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed and Dated: Lower left in brown paint J D Innes 1911 Labels: On back of panel: (1) Miss Margaret Davies, Gregynog, Newtown, Montgomeryshire (2) Lent by Margaret S Davies (3) Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, March 1961, no. 17 Lent by M S Davies Written in pencil - Cathedral of Elne, 12-12-0. Mrs Innes On back board: (1) Fine Art Packers and Shippers LTD, Ref 0615, NMW, No. 61 (2) Southampton Art Gallery, 10 Sep - 23 Oct 1977,Cat. no. 61

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