Sunset and Waves
Artist
Keith Crown
(1918 - 2010)
Date1954
MediumCasein on paper
Dimensions30 x 22"
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of the Hilbert Collection
Object number2018.129
DescriptionThis work was painted just a few blocks from the artist's home in Manhattan Beach, California. During the 1950's Keith Crown produced a series of modern style abstract works, painted with casein (opaque water based paint) on paper. In a 1980's interview, Crown stated that the inspiration for most of these paintings came from subject matter, sounds and feelings he experienced while painting on location in the South Bay near his Manhattan Beach home. The piers, jetties, industrial factories and houses were rearranged according to his preference. The colors were also arranged in similar manner according to his preference. To represent the sounds and feelings he experienced, Crown created shapes and wild color fields. In many instances, these additions added dimension of surrealism to the art. On View
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