id:			152355
accession number:	1985.206
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.206
updated:		2022-08-03 09:00:50.246000

Sunset and Concrete Dock, 1984. Jennifer Bartlett (American, 1941–2022). Oil on canvas, painted wood, concrete slabs; unframed: 335.2 x 213.3 cm (131 15/16 x 84 in.); concrete: 7 x 152.4 x 76.2 cm (2 3/4 x 60 x 30 in.); yellow house: 125.7 x 91.4 x 104.1 cm (49 1/2 x 36 x 41 in.); red house: 91.4 x 91.4 x 106.7 cm (36 x 36 x 42 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1985.206

title:				Sunset and Concrete Dock
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creation date:			1984
creation date earliest:		1984
creation date latest:		1984
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	oil on canvas, painted wood, concrete slabs
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Jennifer Bartlett (American, 1941–2022)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 335.2 x 213.3 cm (131 15/16 x 84 in.); concrete: 7 x 152.4 x 76.2 cm (2 3/4 x 60 x 30 in.); Yellow house: 125.7 x 91.4 x 104.1 cm (49 1/2 x 36 x 41 in.); Red house: 91.4 x 91.4 x 106.7 cm (36 x 36 x 42 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* "Year in Review 1985," CMA, 1986.<br>"Jennifer Bartlett: Recent Work," CMA (Jan. 28 - March 16, 1986), Milwaukee Art Museum, (Nov. 18, 1988 - Jan. 8, 1989).

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In this multimedia environment, Bartlett demonstrates her talent for juxtaposing a variety of images, styles, and perspectives. Since the 1980s, Bartlett has combined painting and sculptural elements to create jarring illusions: her paintings explore themes of houses, gardens, and seascapes, while her inclusion of sculpted boats, houses, and other objects extends the scenes into the viewer’s space. In Sunset and Concrete Dock, the painting depicts a shallow landscape of trees and a flat geometric red house at sunset. Dense with expressive brushwork, this atmospheric scene recalls both 19th-century European and American landscape painting. The painted image of a red house reappears as a volumetric object placed in front of the canvas, sparking a dialogue between concept and reality. John L. Severance Fund 1985.206.a–f
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 120
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