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町並み

Romare Bearden American

1971年

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 999

この壁画サイズの絵画は、ベアデンが住んだニューヨーク市ハーレムの街並みに捧げた作品です。軒を連ねる低い建物(共同住宅、教会、床屋、酒屋)は、レノックス・アベニューの132番街と133番街の間の彼のスケッチに基づいています。路上や屋内で働いている者、休んでいる者、遊んでいる者など人々のさまざまな営みが繰り広げられ、人間関係や社会習慣を辛辣かつ時にはユーモラスに描いています。コラージュの独創的な使い方と、サイズや比率を突如変化させ表現を強調する手法により、都会の生活のエネルギーと複雑さを巧みに捉えています。彼の作品の図様や素材は素朴なものでしたが、そこにはルネッサンス絵画、キリスト教の図像、キュビズム、アフリカ部族の彫刻といった他の美術や文化に関する幾層もの意味が込められています。

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

The Block, Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York), Cut and pasted printed, colored and metallic papers, photostats, graphite, ink marker, gouache, watercolor, and ink on Masonite

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Left panel of six (1978.61.1)

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Second panel from left of six (1978.61.2)

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Third panel from left of six (1978.61.3)

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Fourth panel from left of six (1978.61.4)

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Fifth panel from left of six (1978.61.5)

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Right panel of six (1978.61.6)

題: 町並み

アーティスト: ロメール・ベアデンアメリカ、1911–1988年

月日: 1971年

手法: 裁断・糊付けした印刷、彩色、金属製の紙、フォトスタット、グラファイト、インクマーカー、グワッシュ、水彩絵具、メソナイトにインク

寸法: 全体 1.22 x 5.49 m、6面パネルそれぞれ 121.9 x 91.4 cm

提供者: サミュエル・ショア夫妻寄贈、1978年

受け入れ番号: 1978.61.1–.6

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