Christmas Tree, Centreville, Alabama

January 1, 2000

William Christenberry

Associated Names
William Christenberry

Artist, American, 1936 - 2016

The image shows a tree with colorful lights on it, placed on a patch of grass. In the background, there is a street with a parked burgundy car and a storefront. A stop sign is visible through the tree branches near the high horizon line marked by building tops. The color palette includes brown, green, red, orange, and green tones, with a clear blue sky overhead, creating a street-side atmosphere.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lee and Maria Friedlander, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art (through Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York), 2006; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in black ink: WC; across bottom: CHRISTMAS TREE, CENTREVILLE, ALABAMA, 2000 (JAN. 1) 1/25; vertical along lower right edge: PRINTED: FUJI CRYSTAL ARCHIVE PAPER; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right: 2006.011.005

Wikidata ID

Q64170798

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