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Wolf Kahn, High Summer, 1972, oil on canvas, 50 x 58 5⁄8 in. (126.9 x 149.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.42
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Artwork Details
- Title
- High Summer
- Artist
- Date
- 1972
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 50 x 58 5⁄8 in. (126.9 x 149.0 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Architecture — farm — barn
- Landscape — farm
- Landscape — season — summer
- Architecture Exterior — farm — barn
- Object Number
- 1986.6.42
Artwork Description
Wolf Kahn sees his landscapes as meditations on the world. The intense yellow grass and the freely brushed orange barn glowing against dark trees in High Summer convey the sleepy beauty of a hot, still day at his studio in Vermont. Kahn came to understand the crucial role that light and color play in the perception of space while a student of Hans Hofmann, who taught that the optical interaction of adjacent hues generates an internal energy that establishes the emotional valence of a composition.
Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014
Exhibitions
October 20, 2018–November 28, 2018
This exhibition presents some of the most treasured paintings and sculpture from SAAM’s permanent collection, including artworks by Will Barnet, Isabel Bishop, Paul Cadmus, Edward Hopper, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Jacob Lawrence, George Tooker, among others.