Over the Harbor, Centerport
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Over the Harbor, Centerport is one of many small-scale watercolors Dove created in his beloved Long Island, New York, during the last years of his life. This landscape provided constant inspiration for the artist who preferred the organic shapes of nature to the angular shapes of the city. In this abstract, lyrical composition, Dove captured the essence of the harbor with loosely painted black lines and an earthy palette. Flecks of white paper, left purposely exposed, create a texture reminiscent of sea-foam and clouds.
Graphic Masters II: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2009
Graphic Masters II: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2009
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Arthur Dove, born Canandaigua, NY 1880-died Huntington, NY 1946, Over the Harbor, Centerport, 1940s, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution. CC0.
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