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The Sleep
Two peasants are resting after working the fields. Far from painting just a casual
scene, Baba represents the peasants as archetypal creatures investing their gesture with ritual solemnity.
The rest is a dignified fall and the sleep is a surrender to the elemental world.
Creator
- R.B. Kitaj (1932-2007)
Subject
- sleeping on the ground
- farmers
- peasants
Type of item
- oil paintings (visual works)
Creator
- R.B. Kitaj (1932-2007)
Subject
- sleeping on the ground
- farmers
- peasants
Type of item
- oil paintings (visual works)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Creation date
- 1959
- 1959
Current location
- Art Museum of Timișoara
Identifier
- #20327b5f-6343-4d7b-98cf-e96971c2834c
Extent
- height: 100 cm
- width: 120 cm
Year
- 1959
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2025-02-26T11:04:22.278Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2025-02-26T11:10:19.769Z