Size: P25, 78cm × 60cm, 30” x 23.5”
Media: Brush and scrub, Oil paint on Canvas
Date: Completed 1974
Where: Painted at Fayence, France
Signature: “christine benson 1974”
Currently: Unknown
Le Rêve (The Dream) was of course, inspired by a dream my mother had. At this time she had taken to recording some of her dreams in a Dream Journal, On June 29th. she has small sketch below which she writes” Conflicted dream involving Margareta but in the course of showing some strangers around a living room – supposedly mine – there was beautiful mysterious painting on the wall of Danielle & a unicorn, all monochrome with only the light [of the] full moon. Comment: Much too large a lunch and too hot a day!”
Diary Entries
| July 24, 1974 | Felt truly inspired. Locked door and work 4.5 on ‘Le Rêve’ (the Dream) a girl & a unicorn in Tibet as per legend. |
| July 25, 1974 | 4.5 hrs. ‘Le Rêve No 1’ Had a lot of trouble with the background but rocks & plateau emerging OK |
| July 26, 1974 | 3.5 hrs. ‘Le Rêve No 1’ Painted face She’s beautiful but not what I had in mind. |
| July 27, 1974 | 1.5 hrs. ‘Rêve’ |
| July 28, 1974 | Changed painting |
| August 3, 1974 | Belated inspiration on the Dream -Worked 4.5 hrs in eve |
| August 4, 1974 | 6:30 AM Framed ‘Le Rêve’ 18 hrs [total] |
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