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 (4 items)

Jimmy Ernst, Timescape, 1956, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.28
Timescape
Date1956
oil on canvas
Not on view
Jimmy Ernst, Nightnoon, 1965, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Ernst, 1969.22
Nightnoon
Date1965
oil on canvas
Not on view
Untitled
Date1969
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Jimmy Ernst, Silence at Sharpeville, 1962, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.56
Silence at Sharpeville
Date1962
oil on canvas
Not on view