Luc Tuymans’s After (2021) is one of two paintings in Eternity that ground the David Zwirner Paris exhibition specifically in France because it depicts the title figure from Jean-François Millet’s Le semeur (The Sower), shown third in the carousel. Though shocking to audiences when it debuted at the Paris Salon of 1850, Millet’s image was later co-opted by the French government to promote an idealized vision of the working class. Tuymans’s title, After, suggests a double meaning, acknowledging the source material as well as the passage of time.
Luc Tuymans: Eternity is on view through July 23. Tap the link in bio to learn more and plan your visit.
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1: Luc Tuymans, After, 2021. Oil on canvas, 85 1/8 x 46 1/8 inches (216.3 x 117.2 cm)
2: Jean-François Millet, Le semeur (The Sower), 1850. Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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