Night and Sleep by Evelyn De Morgan. Two figures draped in rich robes float through a pale sky, scattering red poppies over a distant landscape.

Night and Sleep

Evelyn De Morgan

1878 · Oil Paint, Canvas

A dreamlike and poetic allegory by Evelyn De Morgan, featuring personifications of Night and Sleep floating gracefully through the twilight.

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Where it works

A grounded artwork with a calm mood with softened warm notes — brings a composed sense of weight.

Often works in
Bedroom · Living Room · Guest Room
Placement
Strongest on wider walls where it can anchor the room
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Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
Color notes
Charcoal black, Rich brown, Soft sage

About the piece

Painted in 1878, this masterful work by Evelyn De Morgan captures the figures of Night and Sleep as they glide above the world, scattering slumber-inducing poppies. The painting is renowned for its rhythmic composition, luminous color palette, and the exquisite rendering of flowing drapery characteristic of the Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist movements.