The Inn
1942 · Wax emulsion and aluminum paint on canvas
Dimensions : 24 × 27 in. (61 × 68.6 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Edith and Milton Lowenthal Collection, Bequest of Edith Abrahamson Lowenthal, 1991
Although its shapes are difficult to identify, this late work by Dove suggests an aerial view of a landscape with trees and buildings. The title suggests that the view was taken either from or toward one of two inns near Doves home at Centerport, Long Island. Throughout his career, Dove experimented with various materials to obtain a range of visual effects. Here, for example, he mixed oil paint and wax to produce a flat, matte finish that contrasts with the metallic shine of aluminum paint.
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The Inn (1942) by Arthur Dove, Wax emulsion and aluminum paint on canvas, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Arthur Dove
Arthur Garfield Dove (August 2, 1880 – November 23, 1946) was an American artist. An early American modernist, he is often considered the first American abstract painter. Dove used a wide range of media, sometimes in unconventional combinations, to produce his abstractions and his abstract landscapes.
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