Monumental Surrealist Sculptures in a Landscape

British 20th Century

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The image displays elongated, curving shapes twisting and bending across the canvas. Central figures resemble humanoid forms with exaggerated limbs. Smooth, rounded surfaces suggest a sculpture-like quality. Abstract shapes intertwine, resembling people engaged in a flowing dance. In the distance, vertical structures penetrate the horizon with organic curvature similar to tree trunks or fantastical towers. The sandy, speckled background and touches of blue and purple create an otherworldly landscape under a vast sky, enhancing the dream-like quality of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with watercolor, gouache, and spattered black ink over black chalk on brown board; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.7 x 32.8 cm (11 5/16 x 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.24


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, Los Angeles, 1978); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

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Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 167 (color).

Inscriptions

lower left in monogram: [CH?]

Wikidata ID

Q64537772

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