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Teschio di mucca: rosso, bianco e blu

1931
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 757
La O’Keeffe si creò un nome nel decennio 1920-30 grazie ai suoi grandi quadri di fiori, ma dopo il 1929 i suoi soggetti si ispirarono per la maggior parte al paesaggio del New Mexico, dove si recò quasi ogni anno (1929-46) per finire poi con lo stabilircisi nel 1949. Per la pittrice, le ossa di animali rinvenute per terra rappresentavano la bellezza senza tempo del deserto e la forza indomabile dello spirito americano. Sebbene questa immagine possa apparire realistica, l’ artista ha cancellato o potenziato alcuni particolari per sottolinearne l’ aspra bellezza. Il titolo e la gamma dei tre colori fungono da commento satirico nei confronti di quegli artisti, scrittori e musicisti che volevano a tutti i costi individuare uno stile decisamente americano.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Teschio di mucca: rosso, bianco e blu
  • Artista: Georgia O'Keeffe, Americana, 1887-1986
  • Data: 1931
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 101,3 x 91,1 cm
  • Crediti: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1952
  • Numero d'inventario: 52.203
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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