Lines of blue and yellow contained by dark concentric circles mimic the view from a porthole and recall Arthur Dove’s experience living on a houseboat. Painted when he was in poor health, the image suggests the feeling of confinement. Dove was one of the first American artists to paint entirely abstract, non-representational works.
Lines of blue and yellow contained by dark concentric circles mimic the view from a porthole and recall Arthur Dove’s experience living on a houseboat. Painted when he was in poor health, the image suggests the feeling of confinement. Dove was one of the first American artists to paint entirely abstract, non-representational works.Read more
