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Ennui
Ennui

Ennui

Artist (Munich, Germany, 1860 - 1942)
Date1900-1924
Mediumetching on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPlate Size: Height: 37.8 cm, Width: 28.2 cm
Frame Size: Height: 55.7 cm, Width: 39.2 cm
Image Size: 37.8 x 28.5cm
Paper Size: 46.2 x 33.9cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1958.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG006973
About MeThis print is related to one of Sickert's best known paintings. It depicts a scene of middle class boredom, where the characters' luxuries do not alleviate their 'ennui' or boredom. The man, lost in his own thoughts, appears not to notice the women whilst she gazes at the stuffed birds in the case which may serve to suggest her own stultifying situation.

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