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"Boredom: A Universal State of Mind Captured Through Art and Life" In the depths of ennui

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Bored Collection: I am half sick of shadows, c1911. Artist: John William Waterhouse
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Bored Collection: My Second Sermon, 1864, (1947). Creator: John Everett Millais
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Bored Collection: 1920s France La Vie Parisienne Magazine Cover
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Bored Collection: The Sleeping Congregation, William Hogarth
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Bored Collection: Filling a Tooth
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Bored Collection: Rainy Day, 1950s, UK
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Bored Collection: LAWYERS BORED
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Bored Collection: Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday (oil on canvas)
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Bored Collection: Ennui, 1917-18 (oil on canvas) (see also 142951 and 617723)
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Bored Collection: Guy the gorilla at London Zoo
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Bored Collection: Bored with Showgirls
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Bored Collection: The filming of new Catherine Cookson drama, Colour Blind at at Tyne Tees studios in
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Bored Collection: Hear no evil
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Bored Collection: Writing home to the village (litho)
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Bored Collection: Boy (oil on canvas)
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Bored Collection: Boredom, c.1880-90 (pen & ink)
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Bored Collection: A waiting room, Exhibition Daumier at Galerie Durand-Ruel in 1878
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Bored Collection: The dog that has to yawn to order. March 27th 1973 An audition took place in Broad
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Bored Collection: Sausage eating champion: Joe Steele of Bedlington Northumberland champion raw sausage
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Bored Collection: Model Nicki Howarth poses in the kitchen, holding a broom and smoking a cigarette
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Bored Collection: Bored Prince William sticks a tongue out at Laura Fellowes at the wedding of Prince
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Bored Collection: Enoch Powell MP
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Bored Collection: Passion Week at the Play
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Bored Collection: And So Home, Bored!
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Bored Collection: The Little Girl In White
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Bored Collection: Colour illustration of bored young woman at table with others and violinist
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Bored Collection: 3671747
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Bored Collection: The Marriage of Convenience, 1883 (oil on canvas)
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Bored Collection: A Lady in Black (oil on canvas)
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Bored Collection: Meditation, 1870 (oil on canvas)
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Bored Collection: The Language of Flowers, 1885 (oil on canvas)
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Bored Collection: Cafe Parisien (Bal Tabarin), (oil on canvas)
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Bored Collection: A Pensive Maid, from the Bibby Annual published in 1916 (colour litho)
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Bored Collection: Caller Waiting, 1928 (oil on canvas)
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Bored Collection: The Country Hospital, 1916 (w/c on paper)
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Bored Collection: I am very bored (colour litho)
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Bored Collection: Watch-boxes increased in number during Queen Annes reign
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Bored Collection: Swift education. (Engraving, ca. 1880)
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Bored Collection: Old Age
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Bored Collection: A dining club (litho)
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Bored Collection: A great department store (litho)
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Bored Collection: At the British Museum, London (chromolitho)
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Bored Collection: Hilarius found his mistress, her hands idle on her knee, (colour litho)
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Bored Collection: Ennui (b / w photo)
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Bored Collection: Mournful looking man waiting to be served in a restaurant (colour litho)
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Bored Collection: Minstrels entertaining a lord in his castle on a winters night (colour litho)
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Bored Collection: Childrens Room, Denver Public Library, East Denver High School, Colorado, c. 1895-1900 (b / w photo)
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Bored Collection: Symphony, 1914 (oil on canvas)


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"Boredom: A Universal State of Mind Captured Through Art and Life" In the depths of ennui, John William Waterhouse's "I am half sick of shadows" transports us to a world where even shadows fail to ignite excitement. The melancholic hues mirror our own disinterest, as we yearn for something more. John Everett Millais' "My Second Sermon" captures the essence of boredom in its purest form. The young girl's vacant gaze reflects a congregation lost in their thoughts, disconnected from the sermon that fails to captivate their minds. Transporting us back to 1920s France, La Vie Parisienne Magazine Cover depicts a society seeking refuge from monotony. Amidst glitz and glamour, they long for an escape from mundane routines that suffocate their spirits. William Hogarth's "The Sleeping Congregation" reveals the weariness that seeps into our souls during tedious sermons or lectures. As eyes droop and heads nod, we find ourselves trapped in a cycle of tedium longing for liberation. Even routine dental procedures can become monotonous; "Filling a Tooth" by an unknown artist reminds us how easily boredom infiltrates every aspect of life. Mundane tasks drain our enthusiasm as time stretches on endlessly. Guy the gorilla at London Zoo embodies human-like boredom within his enclosure walls. His somber expression mirrors our own restlessness when confined by circumstances beyond our control. Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday stand as symbols of isolation amidst vast landscapes in oil on canvas masterpieces. Their solitude echoes with unfulfilled desires for novelty and adventure while stranded on deserted shores. Gustave Caillebotte's "Ennui" encapsulates the very essence of listlessness through its languid brushstrokes. In this portrait, we see ourselves reflected - weary souls craving stimulation amid stagnant surroundings.