Jack Savitsky, Untitled (Temptation in the Garden), ca. 1970s, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, 8 x 10 in. (20.2 x 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak, 1981.63.2
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Untitled (Temptation in the Garden)
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1970s
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 8 x 10 in. (20.2 x 25.4 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas mounted on paperboard
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Animal — reptile — snake
- Religion — Old Testament — Garden of Eden
- Object — fruit — apple
- Landscape — tree — apple tree
- Religion — Old Testament — Adam
- Religion — Old Testament — Eve
- Object Number
- 1981.63.2
Artwork Description
Jack Savitsky created several paintings and drawings of Adam and Eve, many of which show them standing on either side of a large, umbrella-shaped tree filled with apples. In this image he filled the background with colorful rows of trees and plants inspired by the farmland around his home in Pennsylvania. By adding details like these from his own experience, Savitsky created a friendly, colorful interpretation of the biblical story as he saw it.