Tedeum

© the estate of R. B. Kitaj. Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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Born in Ohio, Kitaj came to Britain in 1958, training in Oxford and at the Royal College. Surrealism and iconographical studies heavily influence his work. This painting, pronounced tedium, has as its source a photograph of a production of ‘No Exit’ by Jean-Paul Sartre. The giant figure on the right is Goethe, who gazes out of the window. His languid stance reflects the title and refers to ‘Ennui’, a painting by W. R. Sickert that encapsulates human discontent.
Title

Tedeum

Date

1963

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 122.5 x W 184 cm

Accession number

NMW A 226

Acquisition method

purchased from the Waddington Galleries Ltd, 1977

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Stretcher: 1) WADDINGTON & TOOTH GALLERIES LTD TITLE, ARTIST, NMW 2) MARLBOROUGH, MARLBOROUGH - GERSON INC.41 EAST 57th ST NEW YORK 22 PLAZA 2 - 5353 ARTIST, MEDIA, TITLE, YEAR, SIZE, STOCK No. 5060 PHOTO No. 3) L.A. CO MUSEUM.... (OF ART) LOAN KITAJ/9 CARNWATH 4) SHERATON REF./4711 IMP. MARL GERSON ENTRY/528 384 BROKER P.W REF./31309 PIECE 1356 - 4 5) NEW LONDON GALLERY STOCK No: KH26 6) MARLBOROUGH FINE ART LONDON A.H CARNWATH THE OLD VICARAGE UGLEY

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