Augustus Leopold Egg
Egg: Past and Present, No. 3
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The theme of the triptych is the discovery of the woman’s infidelity and its consequences. In this third painting the moon occupies the same position in the sky, indicating that the scene is taking place at the same time. The children’s mother, now destitute, has taken refuge under one of the Adelphi arches, described by the Art Journal as ‘the lowest of all the profound deeps of human abandonment in this metropolis’. Under her shawl she shelters a young child, clearly the result of her adulterous affair, which is now over.
- Artist Augustus Leopold Egg
- Artwork Egg: Past and Present, No. 3
- Image size 635 x 762 mm
- Material Oil paint on canvas
- Date of work 1858
- Credit Presented by Sir Alec and Lady Martin in memory of their daughter Nora 1918
Over the years Egg established himself and even began to patronise younger artists and the Pre-Raphaelites. Egg’s famous triptych, exhibited in the Academy in 1858, and now known as Past and Present demonstrated Egg’s concern with moralising serial narrative and with contemporary social issues. He frequently travelled to the south of England and to the Mediterranean for his asthma, to which he ultimately succumbed in 1863.
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DELIVERY TIMES
We aim to deliver custom prints within 1-2 weeks. For international orders, delivery may take 2-4 weeks.
As each print is handmade to order they take a little longer to prepare. We’ll dispatch your order as soon as it is ready,
separately from any other items.
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a mistake.
If we have made a mistake, or there is a problem with your order, then please contact our customer service team at at shop@tate.org.uk.
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