Description
本作はカンヴァスの木枠にある記載から1947年7月にパリのマーグ画廊で開催された「1947年のシュルレアリスム」展の出品作と分かる。女性と思しき人物の顔とその上下に互い違いに向いた手が描かれ、さらに上下左右に引かれた輪郭線を境に黄色やオレンジ、緑をはじめとした配色がなされている。本作の背景は不明だが、スペイン語で忘却を意味する画題や本作制作の前年にマン・レイとジュリエットが正式に結婚していることなどから、過去の女性との決別というような意味合いで解釈できるかもしれない。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026