Summer Night

1913

Not on view

Working in Germany in the 1910s, Bloch was the only American artist who, at Vasily Kandinsky’s personal invitation, exhibited with Der Blaue Reiter ("The Blue Rider"), the Munich-based group that sought the spiritual in art. In keeping with Der Blaue Reiter’s metaphysical aspirations, Bloch’s ethereal Summer Night features silent figures moving through a moonlit landscape of rolling hills and bending trees. Tufts of grass and spots of fruit create delicate patterns, while soft mists whirl about the scene. Cool lavender blues evoke a serene atmosphere in which spirit bodies communicate purely through gesture.

Artwork Details

Title: Summer Night
Artist: Albert Bloch (American, Saint Louis, Missouri 1882–1961 Lawrence, Kansas)
Date: 1913
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 48 × 45 1/4 in. (121.9 × 114.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, and Scott Heffley Gifts, 2016
Object Number: 2016.343
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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