Louis Bouche, Cubist Still Life, 1918, oil on canvas, 17 x 15 in. (43.2 x 38.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of LaSalle Spier, 1980.124.5
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Cubist Still Life
- Artist
- Date
- 1918
- Location
- Dimensions
- 17 x 15 in. (43.2 x 38.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of LaSalle Spier
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Still life — other — container
- Still life — written matter — book
- Still life — fruit
- Abstract — geometric
- Object Number
- 1980.124.5
Artwork Description
Louis Bouché painted this image in New York, a few years after he returned from Paris. He was inspired by the work of the cubist painters, who reduced nature to simple geometric forms. Here, he fragmented the shapes in this still life to create a distorted view of a tabletop. The dark colors and sharp angles create an almost threatening atmosphere that underlies the ordinariness of the objects.