Little River Farm

1979

Not on view

In this canvas Jacquette, known for her dizzying aerial depictions of cities and landscapes, depicted a farm in Belfast, Maine (near her summer home), as seen from the window of a single-engine plane. Flying over the site on several excursions, she made preliminary sketches in charcoal and pastel that blocked out the shapes, patterns, and color masses seen below. Then, relying partially on memory and invention, she painted a large "jetscape" on canvas that eliminated the use of traditional vanishing-point perspective and engaged the viewer the way a map might.

Artwork Details

Title: Little River Farm
Artist: Yvonne Jacquette (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1934–2023 New York)
Date: 1979
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 78 × 64 in. (198.1 × 162.6 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Carroll, 1982
Object Number: 1982.182.1
Rights and Reproduction: © Yvonne Jacquette
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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