Autumn Leaves Fluttering in the Breeze

Media - 1980.36.9 - SAAM-1980.36.9_1 - 83166
Copied Alma Thomas, Autumn Leaves Fluttering in the Breeze, 1973, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 50 in. (101.5 x 127.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 1980.36.9

Artwork Details

Title
Autumn Leaves Fluttering in the Breeze
Artist
Date
1973
Location
Dimensions
40 x 50 in. (101.5 x 127.0 cm)
Markings
lower right in acrylic: AWT 73 back upper left to upper right in felt-tipped pen and ink: 40 x 50 '73 Autumn Leaves Fluttering Breeze Top Alma W. Thomas Wash. D.C. stretcher upper center to center in felt-tipped pen and ink: AT/72/40x50 stretcher right center in felt-tipped pen and ink: Autumn Leaves Fluttering in the Breeze
Credit Line
Bequest of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
Object Number
1980.36.9
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1980.36.9

Artwork Description

Like many of Thomas’s paintings, Autumn Leaves Fluttering in the Breeze suggests an experience of sensory immersion—it conveys not only the brilliant color of fall foliage, but also the movement and sound of branches and leaves dancing in the wind.

Exhibitions

Media - 1978.40.3 - SAAM-1978.40.3_2 - 137737
Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas
September 15, 2023–June 2, 2024
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The exhibition Composing Color: Paintings by Alma Thomas provides an intimate view of Alma Thomas’ evolving artistic practices during her most prolific period from 1959 to her death in 1978.