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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Painting No. 3
When Marsden Hartley moved to Germany in 1913, he encountered the paintings of Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky and the symbols of German military pageantry. These sources shaped Hartley’s approach to abstraction. The work here, made in Germany, features bright colors and striking flatness, distinguishing him from artists in the US. Here, the painting continues onto the frame, suggesting the canvas could not contain these lively forms and colors.
ArtistMarsden Hartley(1877-1943)
Date1913-1914
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions49 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 3 in.
Credit LineAlfred Stieglitz Collection, Co-owned by Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
ClassificationPainting
Provenanceacquired from the Artist by Alfred Stieglitz [1864-1946], New York, NY; by bequest to Georgia O’Keeffe [1887-1986] (his wife), New York, NY, 1946; given to Fisk University, Nashville, TN, 1949; to Fisk University, Nashville, TN, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR (owned jointly), 2012
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 283× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.
