Versailles

Location

Country: France
City: Paris
Place: British Embassy

Tess Jarey’s work is inspired by Italian Renaissance architecture, and the way simple lines intersect and combine to create a transformative and evocative space. In this harmonious composition Jaray combines tranquillity and stillness with a sense of connection and movement.

Born in Vienna, Tess Jaray studied at St Martin’s School of Art and the Slade School of Art in London. She has exhibited internationally and her work is held in many public collections including in London at Tate, and the Victoria and Albert Museum; and at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. In 1995, won the Jerwood Art for Architecture Award. Jaray has completed numerous public commissions, including works for Centenary Square in Birmingham (1988–1992); the forecourt of the new British Embassy in Moscow (1995–2000); and the Outpatients Area, University Hospitals, Coventry and Warwick (2005–06). In 2010, she was elected a Royal Academician, one of the few women RAs; then elected a Senior RA in 2013. In 2016, Jaray curated a group exhibition, 'The Edge of Printing' at the Royal Academy; and in 2018, a solo show of her work was held at Exile, Berlin.

Places

Subjects

abstract

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Tess Jaray (1937 - )

Title

Versailles

Date

1966

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 182.50 cm, width: 228.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from the artist, February 1976

Inscription

signed on stretcher

GAC number

12196