On the Roof Top, Moonlight

Artist George William Russell (Æ) (1867 - 1935)

Datec. 1904

MediumOil on panel

Dimensions45.7 x 61 cm

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Lane Gift, 1912.

Object number32

DescriptionThis painting shows two children sitting on the apex of a roof, as they gaze at a moon. They are looking out across an urban setting with a smoking chimney on the left. The girl is wearing a white nightdress, turned blue in the darkness of the night and the boy's features are indistinguishable. Even though this is a night scene, the luminosity of the moon is reminiscent of a setting sun, turning the sky pink.

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