Meeting (The Three Graces)
In 1910 Dawson spent six months traveling throughout England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, where he visited museums, collectors, and archeological sites. Following this sojourn, he created a series of works in 1911–12 based on images from classical art and Old Master paintings. Here, he reinterprets the mythological subject of the Three Graces by painting in a manner derived from both Cubism and Italian Futurism. Although Dawson did not receive much recognition during his lifetime, his avant-garde work was at the forefront of American art at the time.
Artwork Details
- Title: Meeting (The Three Graces)
- Artist: Manierre Dawson (American, 1887–1969)
- Date: 1912
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 58 1/8 x 48 in. (147.6 x 121.9 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Myra Bairstow and Lewis J. Obi, M.D., 2007
- Object Number: 2007.331
- Rights and Reproduction: © ObiArts, Inc.
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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