Modernism in Maine
Modernism and Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum opened August 1 at Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine and continues through October 15, 2000.This vibrant work by Arthur Dove is one of more than sixty paintings featured in the exhibition. Sun reverberates with solar energy waves pulsating through the air. Using color to convey what he called "conditions of light," Dove sought to reveal the sun's "warmth . . . and life stimulating quality."
Pictured: Arthur Dove, 1880–1946, Sun, 1943, wax emulsion on canvas, 24 x 32 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Suzanne M. Smith.
Modernism and Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum opened August 1 at Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine and continues through October 15, 2000.This vibrant work by Arthur Dove is one of more than sixty paintings featured in the exhibition. Sun reverberates with solar energy waves pulsating through the air. Using color to convey what he called "conditions of light," Dove sought to reveal the sun's "warmth . . . and life stimulating quality."