
Chuck Close
A Couple of Ways of Doing Something
2003
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Jean Metzinger
1912
Jean Metzinger, a theoretician of Cubism, sought to communicate the principles of this movement through his paintings as well as his writings. Devices of Cubism and Futurism appear in At the Cycle-Race Track, though they are superimposed on an image that is essentially naturalistic. Cubist elements include printed-paper collage, the incorporation of a granular surface, and the use of transparent planes to define space. The choice of a subject in motion, the suggestion of velocity, and the fusing of forms find parallels in Futurist painting. Though these devices are handled with some awkwardness and the influence of Impressionism persists, particularly in the use of dots of color to represent the crowd in the background, this work represents Metzinger’s attempt to come to terms with a new pictorial language.
On view
Artist | Jean Metzinger |
Original Title | Au Vélodrome |
Date | 1912 |
Medium | Oil and collage on canvas |
Dimensions | 130.4 x 97.1 cm |
Credit line | Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York) |
Accession | 76.2553 PG 18 |
Collection | Peggy Guggenheim Collection |
Type | Painting |
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Chuck Close
2003
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1944
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