Four Element Composition

Four Element Composition is a gouache on paper by Mainie Jellett from 1930.

Four Element Composition
ArtistMainie Jellett
Year1930 (1930)
Typegouache on paper
Dimensions28 cm × 21.5 cm (11 in × 8.5 in)
LocationIrish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin

Description

The gouache measures 28 × 21.5 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.[1][2]

Analysis

Four Elements suggests an influence from the four Evangelists from the Book of Kells. Jellett combined Celtic illuminated manuscripts and Cubism.[3]

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gollark: So I'm with matt and crab fleeing domestic terrorism by a bee-crazed lunatic.
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gollark: Won't this be hard as he is currently levitating?

References

  1. "Four Element Composition". Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, Ireland.
  2. "Four Element Composition". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. "Four Elements". The Model. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31.
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