Motive of Space and Form

1915 · oil · Oscar Bluemner

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Motive of Space and Form by Oscar Bluemner, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Satin Black, living
Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Satin Black · Living room
Motive of Space and Form by Oscar Bluemner, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, bedroom
Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Bedroom
Motive of Space and Form by Oscar Bluemner, shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Ramino Opaque White, restaurant
Shown at 30 × 40 in (76.2 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Ramino Opaque White · Restaurant
Motive of Space and Form

Story

Angular buildings in red and purple tones rise amid green hills and shadowy stretches of forest, set beneath a sky thick with clouds. The scene balances geometric structures against the organic curves of the land, giving the whole a quiet, structural tension. This oil painting was created in 1915 by Oscar Bluemner, a Prussian-born American artist who worked as both draftsperson and painter. Bluemner lived from 1867 to 1938. The piece belongs to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Where it works

Cool-toned artwork suited to living rooms and bedrooms, and to restaurants, in a horizontal format.

CreatorOscar Bluemner
Year1915
Mediumoil
Original dimensions30 x 40 in.
SKUcrys0043_frgc_1520
Archive IDrs:100:36666

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas