From Rhapsody: House, Trees, Beach, Bird

1985

Jennifer Bartlett

Associated Names
Jennifer Bartlett

Artist, American, 1941 - 2022

Patricia Branstead

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image shows four abstract panels with distinct shapes and patterns. The first panel features a grid of circular dots forming the outline of a house with a triangle roof against a background hinting at sky and grass. The second panel displays abstract shapes resembling two trees with trunks and layered leaves made of rounded forms. The third panel shows dots arranged to suggest a scene with a sandy beach meeting a body of water, with a clear horizon line in between. The fourth panel shows the silhouette of birds in flight against a yellow, textured background. Each panel uses a grid or repetitive pattern to create cohesive scenes that connect to familiar objects like a house, trees, a landscape, and birds.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paula Cooper Gallery, New York); (Numark Gallery, Washington, DC); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Jennifer Bartlett: A Retrospective, Orlando Museum of Art, Florida; Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Olin Art Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio; Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence; Joslyn Art Center, Omaha, Nebraska, 1993-1995, no. 13

1995

  • Time & Space: Jennifer Bartlett, Al Held, and David Hockney, Numark Gallery, Washington, DC, 1995, no. 5

2006

  • Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite (all sheets): V/XX AP.; lower right verso in graphite (fourth sheet): Jennifer Bartlett 85

Wikidata ID

Q77015175

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