| has gloss | eng: A Family is an oil on canvas by Louis le Brocquy. Depicting a stark human condition in the aftermarth of World War II, SÃghle Bhreathnach-Lynch, Curator of Irish Art at the National Gallery of Ireland notes: The mother, lying on a table, leaning on one arm, stares out with quiet dignity while a menacing looking cat peers out from beneath the draw sheet. In the background the father sits, head bowed, in a pose suggesting total dejection. He appears to be oblivious to the small child holding a bunch of flowers; a symbol of hope. The three somberly painted figures inhabit a grey concrete bunker, lit by a bare bulb. The theme of this disturbingly bleak work is the nature of individual isolation and the breakdown of societal norms. |
