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Twelve Brides by Lyanne Malamed
  • Twelve Brides, 1982
  • oil on linen
  • 20 x 29 in
  • Signature: Lower right: Lyanne
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In a wispy landscape rendered in muted pastel tones, twelve brides stand in a line and four horses appear on the right. This small but inventive work recalls a fête champêtre, or rural festival, popular in rococo paintings in early eighteenth-century France.

Paintings of brides appear throughout Lyanne’s career, symbolizing a woman’s transition from childhood to adulthood. They are often escorted by horses.

See all artwork from Lyanne Malamed