Couer Violee

Couer Violee: © Key West Art & Historical Society
Couer Violee

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Couer Violee

Entry/Object ID

2018.33.0077

Description

Oil and pencil portrait on canvas by Tennessee Williams depicting Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud. 'Le Coeur Volé' (The Stolen Heart) is a version of a poem by Rimbaud that exists in a better-known version called 'Le Coeur Supplicié' (The Tortured Heart). Williams was influenced by the writings of Rimbaud, and often made allusions to the latter's poetry in his own writing. Here, Williams calls him 'Coeur Violée', or The Violated Heart.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Canvas, Oil, Pencil

Collection

David Wolkowsky Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Williams, Tennessee

Role

Artist

Date made

1976

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Key West

State/Province

Florida

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

County

Monroe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Verso Top Right Corner

Transcription

Tennessee Williams

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed dimensions

Height

20-3/4 in

Width

17 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Unframed dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

16 in

Depth

1 in

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Reason for Exam

Loan Out - Outgoing

Overall Condition

Good