The Harbor At Sea Cliff, Long Island
1911
Oscar Florianus Bluemner
American, born Prussia, 1867-1938
American Art
Featuring vibrant, unmodulated hues, this sketchily rendered harbor scene typifies the modernist Oscar Bluemner’s interest in the emotional associations of color. According to his experimental theories, the blues and greens he used in the topography here symbolize serenity and the reds in the built structures indicate the vitality of life. More than descriptive, these expressive colors reflect the delight that Bluemner experienced in nature during his escapes from the bustle of New York City.
- Maker/Artist
- Bluemner, Oscar
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- Crayon on cream, medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 7 3/16 x 11 1/4 in. (18.3 x 28.6 cm)
- Inscribed
- Inscribed in black crayon, lower right: "Sea Cliff [?]413 / E. 5 P L. 5. -11"
- Departments
- American Art
- Accession Number
- 79.297.1
- Credit Line
- Gift of Stuart Feld
- Exhibitions
- 100 New Acquisitions: Prints, Drawings and Photographs, Fine Lines: American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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