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Twilight
Twilight

Image credit: De Morgan Collection

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This work is a preparatory sketch in oil for a larger uncompleted painting.

The painting is one of several allegorical works produced by Evelyn on the theme of the elements. Twilight is defined as 'a light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon'. Here we see the personification of daytime huddled asleep on a rock. Behind her, the figure of twilight is awakening, trailing clouds and stars in her blue and pink draperies and with the moon behind her head. She casts a pink and blue light over the land and sea as she rises. It is noteworthy that Evelyn decided to portray these elements as female forms.
Title

Twilight

Date

1910–1914

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 30.5 x W 46.2 cm

Accession number

P_EDM_0050

Acquisition method

gift

Work type

Painting

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De Morgan Collection

England

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