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Artist:
Marsden Hartley, born Lewiston, ME 1877-died Ellsworth, ME 1943  Search this
Medium:
oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
14 x 11 7/8 in. (35.6 x 30.3 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1910
Luce Center Label:
Marsden Hartley’s mother died when he was young, and he found comfort and companionship in the countryside around his home. This affinity for nature remained with him his entire life, and he traveled to many countries to paint the landscape. (Kornhauser, Marsden Hartley, 2002) He spent the summer of 1910 in North Lovell, Maine, creating brightly colored images of the mountains and forests. In Red Tree, Hartley placed the viewer at the top of a hill, looking down through the dense trees to a small clearing. The bulbous shapes, curved trunks, and vivid colors create an intense scene that reflects the artist’s restless energy.
Luce Object Quote:
“The inherent magic in the appearance of the world about me, engrossed and amazed me. No cloud or blossom or bird or human ever escaped me.” Hartley, Adventures in the Arts, 1921, reprinted in Kornhauser, Marsden Hartley, 2002
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Landscape\tree  Search this
Landscape\road\path  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Flora E. H. Shawan from the Ferdinand Howald Collection
Object number:
1966.33.1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 33B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7955fee35-c867-486c-abfc-d18d6c0b46ec
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.33.1