Movement, Bermuda

1916 · Oil on Beaver Board · Marsden Hartley

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Movement, Bermuda by Marsden Hartley, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, media room
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Media room
Movement, Bermuda by Marsden Hartley, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Natural, den
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Den
Movement, Bermuda by Marsden Hartley, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, hotel guest room
Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Hotel guest room
Movement, Bermuda

Story

A face emerges from angular shapes in beige, black, and cream, set against a light ground, its features reduced to flat interlocking planes that read as abstract geometry more than portraiture. The composition sits between figuration and pure form, built from oil on beaver board in 1916. Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), an American artist associated with Expressionism and Dada, created this piece during a period of inventive formal experimentation.

Where it works

A warm-toned figure study suited to media rooms and dens, and to hotel guest rooms, in a vertical format.

CreatorMarsden Hartley
Year1916
MediumOil on Beaver Board
Original dimensions16 1/8 x 11 7/8 in.
SKUbarn0008_frgc_1421
Archive IDrs:100:63327

Courtesy of the Barnes Foundation, Merion and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BF466