Hide and Seek (Cache-Cache) / Alfred Stevens

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Accession Number
1955/1.85
Title
Hide and Seek (Cache-Cache)
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)
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.
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979 x 1297
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Record
1955/1.85
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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.
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