Timescape

Jimmy Ernst, Timescape, 1956, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.28
Jimmy Ernst, Timescape, 1956, oil on canvas, 3647 78 in. (91.4121.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.28

Artwork Details

Title
Timescape
Artist
Date
1956
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3647 78 in. (91.4121.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1986.6.28

Artwork Description

Jimmy Ernst used complex interlocking lines and geometric shapes to manipulate pictorial space. In Timescape he conjured a dreamlike world of totemic forms. Rather than the bold, gestural brushstrokes of his abstract expressionist contemporaries, Ernst preferred delicate lines and precise marks that captured the energy of subconscious creation. 


Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014

Works by this artist (3 items)

Sidney Goodman, Bride Profile, 1962, charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.57
Bride Profile
Date1962
charcoal on paper
Not on view
Sidney Goodman, Courtyard, 1969, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1973.179
Courtyard
Date1969
etching on paper
Not on view
Sidney Goodman, Elkins Park View, 1971, charcoal and conte crayon on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.36, © 1971, Sidney Goodman
Elkins Park View
Date1971
charcoal and conte crayon on paper
Not on view

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Daten.d.
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Robert L. Bailey, Untitled (Seated Nude), charcoal on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1981.25
Untitled (Seated Nude)
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