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Verve, Volume II, nos. 5-6

1939

Various Artists

Associated Names

Various Artists

Artist

This is a painting of two nude figures embracing against a warm brown backdrop. The figures exhibit flowing hair and are intertwined. The illustration is framed by a halo of light. Beneath the figures, a frothy wave texture is implied. Above the figures, the word "VERVE" appears in bold, stylized letters. The color palette is warm with pinks and golds, giving it a dreamlike quality. This is in the style of Henri Matisse.

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Artwork overview

Medium

1 illustrated magazine
Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Dimensions

Magazine: 35.56 × 26.67 cm (14 × 10 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2014.112.38.5

Verve, Volume I, no. 1

Various Artists

1937

A Collection of Verve Magazines, 1937-1958

Various Artists

1937

Verve, Volume I, no. 2

Various Artists

1938

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; bequest of Mrs. Paul Mellon to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Mellon, Paul

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