Still Life

1918

Jacques Lipchitz

Associated Names
Jacques Lipchitz

Artist, French, 1891 - 1973

The image shows an abstract composition enclosed within an oval frame, consisting of a variety of geometric shapes and lines. It features rectangles, circles, and irregular forms in colors such as earthy red, teal, deep blue, and white. Some shapes have polka dots. The arrangement suggests familiar objects like bottles, glasses, and a tabletop arrangement, creating depth and layering within the abstract presentation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine

  • Dimensions

    overall: 55 x 33.1 cm (21 5/8 x 13 1/16 in.)
    framed: 70.1 x 48.2 x 4.4 cm (27 5/8 x 19 x 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.71.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Buchholz Gallery, New York); sold 1949 to Burton G. [1902-1991] and Emily Hall [1908-1987] Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut;[1] gift 1973 to NGA.
[1] See 1987 letter and collection records from Emily Hall Tremaine in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1949

  • Painting Toward Architecture: The Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art. Touring exhibition, 1948 [not in catalogue].

1954

  • The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1954-1955, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1978

  • Aspects of Twentieth-Century Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978-1979, no. 23, repro.

1997

  • Loan for display with permanent collection, Baum Gallery of Fine Arts, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, 1997-1998.

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 194, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 227, repro.

Inscriptions

upper left: J. Lipchitz

Wikidata ID

Q20192211

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