The Two Sisters or The Serruys Sisters

Georges Lemmen1894

Details

Title: The Two Sisters or The Serruys Sisters
Creator Lifespan: 1865 - 1916
Creator Nationality: Belgian
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Brussels, Belgium
Creator Birth Place: Brussels, Belgium
Date Created: 1894
Type: oil paintings
Rights: The Holliday Collection
External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/5338
Medium: oil on canvas with painted wood frame
wall label: The compelling presence of this double portrait is due as much to Lemmen's bold use of color as to the psychological overtones often found in his images. The color scheme is dominated by the red dresses and the blue backdrop, while dots of orange and green are distributed across both color zones. Lemmen's use of these colors illustrates the law of simultaneous contrast, that applying complementary hues-or opposites on the color wheel-in adjacent areas intensifies their difference and stimulates a brilliant effect. The dotted frame, also based on juxtaposing complementary hues, is a rare example of an original Neo-Impressionist frame.
measurements: 23 5/8 x 27 9/16 in.
Artist: Lemmen, Georges

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