Portrait of Elmer Bischoff

1958

David Park

Associated Names
David Park

Painter, American, 1911 - 1960

The painting depicts a person's head and upper part of their neck facing the viewer. The face shows abstract features with textured brushstrokes in various colors. The background is a mix of dark reds and earthy tones, with no distinct details of clothing or objects visible.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist's widow, Lydia Park Moore, Santa Barbara; gift 26 January 1971 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Loan to display with permanent collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965-1971.

1966

  • New Accessions USA: The Eleventh Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings Acquired by Leading Art Museums of the United States for their Permanent Collections, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 7 July - 18 September 1966, no. 14.

1967

  • California Art Festival: Lytton Center of the Visual Arts Selects California Art from American Museums, Lytton Center of the Visual Arts, Los Angeles, 1 October - 30 November 1967, no. 53, repro.

1968

  • David Park: His World 1911-1960, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 19 October - 17 November 1968.

1977

  • David Park, 1911-1960, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach; Oakland Museum, 16 September 1977 - 22 January 1978, no. 98, repro.

Bibliography

2009

  • Bigelow, Helen Park. David Park, Painter: Nothing Held Back. Manchester, Vermont, 2009: fig. 74.

Inscriptions

lower right: Park 58

Wikidata ID

Q46636502

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