Fishboat

Arthur Dove

1930 · Oil on paperboard nailed to wood strainer · Modern and Contemporary Art

Dove spent much of his artistic career either living on a boat (in warm weather) or living near water (in winter). As in works by his friend Georgia O'Keeffe, the subject of this painting is seen close-up and enlarged, forcing the viewer to concentrate on the abstract qualities of a familiar object.

Artist

Arthur Dove

Date

1930

Medium

Oil on paperboard nailed to wood strainer

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Gift of Carl D. Lobell, 1994