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A red house and green trees are painted in simplified forms and shapes against a black background in this abstracted, vertical painting. Painted in blocks of tomato or garnet red, the house is tall and has a chimney at the center. A gray, S-shaped line suggests a tree trunk to the left, and strokes and bands of green create tree canopies and grass. A red shape in the sky over the house loosely resembles a flag rippling to our left. The artist signed the lower right corner, “BLMER” with the letters conjoined.
Oscar F. Bluemner, Imagination, 1932, casein and watercolor on paper, mounted to paperboard, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase through the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron L. Cowen and the William A. Clark Fund), 2015.19.161

Imagination

Oscar F. Bluemner · 1932 · casein and watercolor on paper, mounted to paperboard ·  Accession ID  2015.19.161

Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Museum), c. 1940-1950, box construction, Collection of Robert and Aimee Lehrman, Washington, D.C., in honor of Isabelle Scott and Heidi Berry, 2023.124.22

Untitled (Museum)

Joseph Cornell · c. 1940-1950 · box construction ·  Accession ID  2023.124.22

Max Weber, The Visit, 1917, aqueous and oil media on paper mounted on paperboard, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase through a gift of Mrs. Francis Biddle), 2014.136.139

The Visit

Max Weber · 1917 · aqueous and oil media on paper mounted on paperboard ·  Accession ID  2014.136.139

Ad Reinhardt, Untitled, 1947, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund and Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art, 1988.60.1

Untitled

Ad Reinhardt · 1947 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1988.60.1

Joseph Cornell, L’Humeur Vagabonde (Restless Mood), 1955, box construction, Collection of Robert and Aimee Lehrman, Washington, D.C., in honor of Jake, Jason and Juliette Lehrman, 2023.124.9

L’Humeur Vagabonde (Restless Mood)

Joseph Cornell · 1955 · box construction ·  Accession ID  2023.124.9