Theodoros Stamos, born New York City 1922-died Yiannina, Greece 1997 Search this
Medium:
oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
60 x 36 in. (152.3 x 91.3 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1947
Exhibition Label:
In Sea Images a sandy "floor" is separated from a dark "sky" by a wavy area of murky black. A shape with thin radiating lines resembles a sand dollar or sea urchin, and a fish-headed shape emerges to touch a floating figure above, connecting the archaic inhabitants of the depths with the world of the surface. Sea Images was purchased the year it was painted for the SS Argentina, a passenger ship launched in 1929 that served as a troop ship during World War II. At the end of the war, the Argentina was converted into a luxury liner.
Modern Masters: Midcentury Abstraction from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2008
