Tag: Abstract

Dark Abstraction (1924)

O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) Dark Abstraction 1924 Oil on canvas, 64.5 x 53.7 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Despite this painting’s modest size, its abstracted, organic forms evoke a monumentality and reverence for nature. Delicate folds of red and green…

La fumée (1912)

Léger, Fernand (1881-1955) La fumée (Smoke) 1912 Oil on canvas, 92.07 x 73.02 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Smoke is one of several of Fernand Léger‘s studies combining puffs of smoke with a group of buildings. Although this painting is…

Black Spot No. 3 (1919)

O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) Black Spot No. 3 1919 Oil on canvas, 60.96 x 40.64 cm Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo In her earliest works, Georgia O’Keeffe sought to depict natural forces and forms. Whether abstract or more representational, her imagery remained…

Fernand Léger

(1881–1955) Joseph Fernand Henri Léger The artist’s works: Nus dans la forêt 1909–1911 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Essai pour trois portraits 1910–1911 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee La fumée 1912 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo L’escalier, deuxième état 1914 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Nature morte à…