Hide and Seek (Cache-Cache) / Alfred Stevens
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.85
- Title
- Hide and Seek (Cache-Cache)
- Artist
- Alfred Stevens
- Artist Nationality
- Belgian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1906
- Medium and Support
- oil on panel
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1878
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Belgium (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Belgium (nation)
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Inscription
- Inscribed, l.r.: Alfred Stevens
- Dimensions
- 87.63 cm x 63.5 cm x 4.45 cm (34 1/2 in. x 25 in. x 1 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- panel painting
- Physical Description
- Panel painting depicting a young woman of high society in an interior setting filled with Asian accessories. She stands behind a door, which she holds partly open revealing a small white dog sitting in front of an armchair.
- Subject Matter
- The setting for “Cache-cache” is Stevens’ own Parisian house on the Rue de Martyrs. X-ray examination revealed that he first painted a young girl standing in the doorway, with whom the game of hide and seek is being played. She was subsequently painted over and a dog was painted in her stead, which enabled Stevens to concentrate on the perspective into the room beyond, the glove on the floor (indicating the haste with which the lady has entered the room), and it diminishes the potential human interest of the scene allowing the viewer to focus more fully on the beautiful rendering of objects and surfaces. The real subject of this painting therefore, is Stevens’ study of decorative objects and costumes and the play of light on their various surfaces, textures, and colors.
- Primary Keywords
- candles
- dogs
- doors
- doorways
- entertainment
- gloves
- interior spaces
- interiors
- standing
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on arms or hands
- animals
- animals and creatures
- architectural elements
- architecture
- building divisions
- candles and candleholders
- clothing
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- doors and door components
- doorway components
- doorways and doorway components
- figures
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- genres
- handwear
- how we live
- lighting devices
- lighting devices by form
- mammals
- objects
- objects we use
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- people and occupations
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by location or context
- the natural world
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 979 x 1297
- File Size
- 104 KB
- Record
- 1955/1.85
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1955-sl-1.85/1955_1.85.jpg
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"Hide and Seek (Cache-Cache); Alfred Stevens." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1955-sl-1.85/1955_1.85.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.