Untitled (Totem Landscape)

on or after 1949

James Castle

Associated Names
James Castle

Artist, American, 1899 - 1977

The image shows a scene observed from an elevated point of view. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, dividing the sky from textured shapes below. The style includes thick brushstrokes with a smudged, pencil-like quality. The color palette is muted, dominated by shades of grey and black. Text and postal stamps are included in the composition.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

by inheritance to his sister, Agnes C. Wade, 1977; by inheritance 1993 to Geraldine E. Garrow, Georgia M. Allred, Guy W. Wade Jr. and Gail M. Johnson; transferred 1996 to James Castle Collection (comprised of the heirs of Agnes C. Wade); transferred 2011 to James Castle Collection and Archive LP; acquired 2013 by NGA

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • Outliers and American Vanguard Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 28 Jan 2018-13 May 2018; High Museum of Art, Atlanta 24 Jun 2018-30 Sep 2018; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 18 Nov 2018-18 Mar 2019, cat. 235.

Bibliography

2013

  • Brodie, Judith. "James Castle, Drawings, Artists' Books, and Assemblages." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art, no. 48 (Spring 2013): 28-29.

2018

  • Cooke, Lynne. Outliers and American Vanguard Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Los Angeles County Museum, 2018: 303, no. 235.

Wikidata ID

Q64580298

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