Maxine's House

1939-1940

Morris Louis

Associated Names
Morris Louis

Artist, American, 1912 - 1962

The image depicts a house with walls at a slight angle. The perspective appears to be from the side looking upwards. The rooftop separates the sky and the structure. The brushstrokes are fluid and repetitive, giving a rhythmic quality to the scene. The colors are muted earth tones with the house in soft browns and accents of red in the curtains. The sky is pale gray with cloud-like strokes. A crow is perched on the rooftop. Trees with slender trunks appear blurred, bending with the wind. The elements create a snapshot of a serene and dynamic scene.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Martin Codel, Washington; gift 14 April 1976 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1985

  • Upright, Diane. Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, A Catalogue Raisonné. New York, 1985: repro. 135, 194, no. 3.

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, 2011: 307, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: M.Louis; top center of stretcher, to left, reverse: MORRIS LOUIS / "MAXINE'S HOUSE" 1939-1940

Wikidata ID

Q46635182

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