At Play

1938

Arthur Ellis

Associated Names
Arthur Ellis

Artist, American, 1912 - 1989

The image displays an arrangement of abstract shapes and shadowy lines that stretch across the ground, creating an intricate play of light and dark. The shadows form elongated silhouettes that are reminiscent of familiar objects, such as balusters and furniture legs, suggesting a connection to a balcony or fence casting shadows in the sunlight. The overlapping and repeating patterns highlight the abstract essence of the scene.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frederica Ellis, wife of the artist, Washington, DC; Debra Weingarten Jacobs, niece of the artist, North Bethesda, MD, 2001; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2003

  • Front Page: The Photographs of Arthur Ellis, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 2 – August 14, 2003

Inscriptions

on verso, upper right stamped in faded black ink with graphite annotations: WASHINGTON POST / ROTO / Page [2] No. [2] Date [DEC 4]; by unknown hand, center in graphite: at play; lower left reversed: 6 5/8 x 5 1/8; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2005.010.018

Wikidata ID

Q64144979

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