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, 36 x 47 7⁄8 in. (91.4 x 121.5 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
36 x 47 7⁄8 in. (91.4 x 121.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1986.6.28
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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 (162 items)

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Mingering Mike, ATLANTIC: SIMPLY DYNAMIC THE BIG DYNAMIC "D" (A), 1970, ink and marker on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.70.1, © Mingering Mike
ATLANTIC: SIMPLY DYNAMIC THE BIG DYNAMIC ​“D” (A)
Artist
Date1970
ink and marker on paperboard
Not on view
Mingering Mike, A MINGER PRODUCTION: DON'T TRY AND TA TAKE IT ALL IN / SHE LOOKED INTO MY EYES, 1970, mixed media on paper and found 45 rpm acetate record, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.6R-V, © Mingering Mike
A MINGER PRODUCTION: DON’T TRY AND TA TAKE IT ALL IN / SHE…
Artist
Date1970
mixed media on paper and found 45 rpm acetate record
Not on view
Mingering Mike, "YOU KNOW ONLY WHAT THEY TELL YOU" MINGERING MIKE / "YOU KNOW ONLY WHAT THEY TELL YOU" MINGERING MIKE, ca. 1973, mixed media on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.58.3R-V, © Mingering Mike
“YOU KNOW ONLY WHAT THEY TELL YOU” MINGERING MIKE / ​“YOU…
Artist
Dateca. 1973
mixed media on paperboard
Not on view
Mingering Mike, MERCY: "DIG IT" / WELL SHE LOVE'S ME, MINGERING MIKE & HIS FRACTURED SOUL BAND, ca. 1972 - 1975, ink and marker on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mike Wilkins and Sheila Duignan and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2013.8.85.2, © Mingering Mike
MERCY: ​“DIG IT” / WELL SHE LOVE’S ME, MINGERING MIKE & HIS…
Artist
Dateca. 1972 - 1975
ink and marker on paper
Not on view

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