August 1983

Alan Feltus, August 1983, 1983, oil on linen, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.29
Copied Alan Feltus, August 1983, 1983, oil on linen, 66 1⁄8 x 44 1⁄8 in. (168.0 x 112.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.29

Artwork Details

Title
August 1983
Artist
Date
1983
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
66 1⁄8 x 44 1⁄8 in. (168.0 x 112.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on linen
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — flower — lily
  • Object — art object — painting
  • Figure group — female
Object Number
1986.6.29
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.6.29

Artwork Description

“Paintings are about many things and at the same time about nothing more than painting itself. They don’t have narrative content; they don’t tell stories.” Feltus said he seeks silence in his work and believes “Art…should not merely reflect our surroundings like a mirror, adding to the clutter, but become something more wonderful, more meaningful.”


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