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Gustave Klumpp, Wedding Dream in Nudist Colony, 1971, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.122
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Wedding Dream in Nudist Colony
- Artist
- Date
- 1971
- Location
- Dimensions
- 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.2 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Landscape — bird’s eye view
- Landscape — town
- Recreation — sport and play — swimming
- Figure group — nude
- Ceremony — wedding
- Object Number
- 1986.65.122
Artwork Description
Gustave Klumpp was fascinated by the nude female figure and painted many fantasy landscapes of unclothed people in exotic surroundings. He sometimes painted himself into the image, too, as a voyeur looking on from the sidelines. In this bird’s-eye view of a nudist colony, the rows of trees, winding pathways, and lack of perspective create a colorful, two-dimensional pattern that almost distracts us from its provocative subject.
Luce Object Quote
“My philosophy of art painting . . . is expressed in the visualization of painting beautiful girls in the nude or seminude and in fictitious surroundings . . .” Gustave Klumpp, “Abbreviated History of My Life,” 1972