Family Portraits
| CCAC #: | 0001 |
| Artwork title: | Family Portraits |
| Artist(s): |
Lionel Abrams |
| Year made: | 1991 |
| Artwork type: | Painting |
| Medium: | Oil and acrylic on canvas |
| Dimensions (mm): | 1532 x 1540 |
| Artwork series: |
Proust series |
| Source: | Donated by Marlene Abrams, the artist's wife |
| Year acquired: | 1998 |
| Installation type: | Movable artwork |
| Current location: | On private display |
| Signage: | Family Portraits (1991) is a painting by Lionel Abrams, made using oil and acrylic on canvas. It forms part of the artist’s Proust series. Rather than showing a clear image of a family, the work uses abstract shapes, lines and colours to suggest feelings and relationships. Abrams combines careful detail with loose, expressive brushstrokes, creating a balance between control and freedom. The painting invites viewers to interpret it in their own way, encouraging personal reflection and different meanings. |
| Themes: |
Identity and representation Intergenerational trauma |
| Constitutional links: |
Human dignity - constitutional value (section 1a, section 10) Freedom of expression (section 16) |
Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT
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NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.