Artwork Details
- Title
- Grebeny — The Burning Village after Bosch
- Artist
- Date
- 1994
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 71 7⁄8 × 107 1⁄8 in. (182.5 × 272.1 cm)
- Copyright
- © 1994, William T. Wiley
- Credit Line
- Gift of Patrick C. Duffy in memory of Wally Goodman
- Mediums Description
- acrylic, charcoal, and graphite on canvas
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Landscape
- Disaster — fire
- Homage — Bosch, Hieronymus
- Cityscape — Ukraine — Grebeny
- Object Number
- 2009.33
Artwork Description
In contrast to the earlier painting in the Smithsonian American Art Museums collection, In the Name of (Not to Worry, It's Juxtaposition),, Grebeny - The Burning Village after Bosch references a current event and invokes another artist's work as an expressive device. The sheer beauty of the painting belies its disturbing message, a paradox typical of Wiley's finest work.
This acquisition was featured in the museum's 2009 exhibition and book What"s It All Mean: William T. Wiley in Retrospect.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2009