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Artist:
Jack Perlmutter  Search this
Medium:
oil on hardboard
Dimensions:
30 × 43 1/8 in. (76.2 × 109.5 cm)
Frame: 38 3/8 × 5
1 9/16 × 3 15/16 in. (97.5 × 130.9 × 10 cm)
Type:
painting
Date:
mid 20th Century
Caption:
Cubist influences inform this abstracted view from a train exiting a tunnel. Red, orange, gray, and blue geometric forms surround the composition, suggesting movement as the train travels past underground structures and passages of light. A self-described abstract realist, local artist Jack Perlmutter was known for shooting photographs to serve as models for his paintings. It is possible that this painting was composed from the artist’s snapshots of a tunnel from DC’s railroad or early metro.
Cite As:
Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Accession Number:
2019.1.15
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8d0f6047b-759d-4914-9b44-1b813f6bf449
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:acm_2019.1.15