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Title:Movement
Artist:B. J. O. Nordfeldt (American (born Sweden), Tullstorp 1878–1955 Henderson, Texas)
Date:1948
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:40 × 52 3/4 in. (101.6 × 134 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1949
Object Number:49.129.1
Inscription: Signed and dated (lower right): Nordfeldt / 48
the artist, Lambertville, N.J. (1948–49; sold through the Passedoit Gallery, New York to MMA)
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "20th Century Painters: A Special Exhibition of Oils, Water Colors and Drawings Selected from the Collections of American Art in the Metropolitan Museum," June 16–October 29, 1950, unnum. brochure (p. 9).
American Federation of Arts circulating exhibition. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," January 1951–November 1952 (lent to numerous U.S. venues, including those listed below), no catalogue (checklist no. 14).
Hagerstown, Md. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," April 1951.
Nashville. Watkins Institute. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," November 5–25, 1951.
Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery Museum of Art. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," December 1951.
Abilene, Tex. Abilene Museum of Fine Arts. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," April 7–20, 1952.
Shreveport. Louisiana State Exhibit Museum. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," May 11–25, 1952.
South Hadley, Mass. Dwight Art Memorial, Mount Holyoke College. "American Paintings of the Twentieth Century," November 6–25, 1952.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "American Painting, 1754–1954," December 18, 1953–September 1954, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Feininger, Kuhn, Kuniyoshi, Marin and Nordfeldt," February 24–April 29, 1956, no catalogue.
Mason City, Iowa. Charles H. MacNider Museum. "A Look at American Landscapes," January 9–February 19, 1966, unnumbered cat.
Albuquerque. University Art Museum, University of New Mexico. "B.J.O. Nordfeldt 1878–1955: A Retrospective Exhibition," January 23–February 27, 1972, no. 42.
Fort Worth. Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. "B.J.O. Nordfeldt 1878–1955: A Retrospective Exhibition," March 23–May 7, 1972, no. 42.
San Antonio. Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute. "B.J.O. Nordfeldt 1878–1955: A Retrospective Exhibition," June 3–July 2, 1972, no. 42.
Phoenix Art Museum. "B.J.O. Nordfeldt 1878–1955: A Retrospective Exhibition," August 4–September 11, 1972, no. 42.
Minneapolis. University Gallery, University of Minnesota. "B.J.O. Nordfeldt 1878–1955: A Retrospective Exhibition," October 4–November 15, 1972, no. 42.
Trenton. New Jersey State Museum. "B.J.O. Nordfeldt: The Lambertville Years," October 24, 1981–January 3, 1982, no. 25.
Robert Beverly Hale. 100 American Painters of the 20th Century: Works Selected from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1950, ill. p. 99, dates it 1945.
Doris Brian. "The Metropolitan's American Policy—A Long View, No Blind Flying." Art Digest 24 (July 1, 1950), p. 22.
"Art Displayed at Watkins." Nashville Banner (November 1, 1951), ill. p. 30 (installation in progress for the Nashville venue of Exh. AFA 1951–52).
D. R. K. "Metropolitan Exhibit at Museum." Montgomery Advertiser (December 9, 1951), p. 29.
"Paintings of Famed American Artists to Be Shown Monday." Abilene Reporter-News (April 6, 1952), p. 7-B.
"New Exhibit by American Artists Opens." Shreveport Times (May 11, 1952), p. B9.
"Widely-Known Painters' Exhibit at Mount Holyoke Opens Thursday." Transcript-Telegram (November 5, 1952), p. 3.
Robert M. Coates. "The Art Galleries: American Art, In Quantity." New Yorker (January 2, 1954), p. 47.
Van Deren Coke. Nordfeldt the Painter. Albuquerque, 1972, pp. 124, 138, fig. 64.
Piri Halasz. "Manhattan Museums: The 1940s vs. the 1980s; Part Two: The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Arts Magazine 59 (March 1985), p. 92.
Florine Stettheimer (American, Rochester, New York 1871–1944 New York, New York)
1942
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