The Gilded Cage (De Morgan)
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| Artist | Evelyn De Morgan |
| Year | 1919 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 78.5 cm × 105 cm (30.9 in × 41 in) |
| Location | Watts Gallery, Compton, Guildford |
The Gilded Cage is an oil painting on canvas by the English painter Evelyn De Morgan, from 1919.[1] It was her final work before her death later in the year.
In the painting a woman looks out a window. Her outstretched hand forms a gesture of yearning as she watches a group of dancers and musicians. The principal figure among the travelling group is a woman who dances while holding her baby, suggesting that the scene also represents maternal duty. Broken jewellery and a book lie on the floor.
A bird soars free about the dancers, which contrasts sharply to the captive bird in the gilded cage hanging near the woman's distraught older husband.
References
[edit]- ^ Morison, Leslie J. (1992). Painting the gilded cage: Evelyn de Morgan and the plight of the Victorian woman artist. University of Wisconsin—Madison. p. 20.
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