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Lobster on Black Background

1940–41
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lobster on Black Background
  • Artist: Marsden Hartley (American, Lewiston, Maine 1877–1943 Ellsworth, Maine)
  • Date: 1940–41
  • Medium: Oil on hardboard (masonite)
  • Dimensions: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C., Gift of Mr. Henry P. McIllhenny
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art