Beach Profile
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Object Details
- Artist
- David Park, born Boston, MA 1911-died Berkeley, CA 1960
- Exhibition Label
- In Beach Profile Park has reoriented a traditional beach scene ninety degrees, upending the normal orientation of sea and sand. This spatial distortion, which eliminates horizon and sky, reinforces the dramatic contrast in scale between the landscape and the profile. While the distance seems great, the lengthening shadow cast by the small figure on the beach touches the observer’s shoulder, suggesting a connection. The ambiguous relationship between the figures and the truncated space create a sense of mystery.
- Modern Masters: Midcentury Abstraction from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2008
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Edith S. and Arthur J. Levin
- 1953
- Object number
- 2005.5.58
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 33 3/8 x 29 3/4 in. (84.8 x 75.6 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group
- Landscape\beach
- Record ID
- saam_2005.5.58
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77d370192-9619-4ca2-b6e4-63193f18577c
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