Based on a Section of "Mont Sainte-Victoire Seen From les Lauves," 1904-06 by Paul Cézanne
Artist
Robert Morris
(American, 1931 - 2018)
Date1996
MediumEncaustic on wood panels
DimensionsUnframed: 85 × 189 inches (215.9 × 480.06 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lucile Morris
Object number2024.63.1-112
On View
On viewGallery Location
- L5
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DescriptionThis large work is comprised of 112 tile squares that come together to form the view of a mountain in the distance with a grassy plane in the foreground. The mountain has a blue-lavender outline and is cut-off at the top. The range rises from the left side of the composition, peaks towards the center, and ends before reaching the right side. The grassy plane has patches of light green, peach, dark purple, and light blues. The strokes are spikey and seem to be quick. Each individual tile looks like it could be a quick sketch and made independently from the rest. Altogether the composition looks very similar to paintings by Paul Cézanne in style and subject matter.ProvenanceAcquired from the artist by his wife, Lucile Michels Morris (b. 1954), Gardiner, New York, 2018–2024;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.
Morris, Robert. Have I Reasons: Work and Writings, 1993–2007 (Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2008), 102-120, 105.
Copyright© Robert Morris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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