Fishboat
Dove spent much of his artistic career either living on a boat (in warm weather) or living near water (in winter). As in works by his friend Georgia O'Keeffe, the subject of this painting is seen close-up and enlarged, forcing the viewer to concentrate on the abstract qualities of a familiar object.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fishboat
- Artist: Arthur Dove (American, Canandaigua, New York 1880–1946 Huntington, New York)
- Date: 1930
- Medium: Oil on paperboard nailed to wood strainer
- Dimensions: 24 1/4 × 33 1/4 in. (61.6 × 84.5 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Carl D. Lobell, 1994
- Object Number: 1994.341.2
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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