Riverfront Break.
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Title |
Riverfront Break. |
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Creator |
Johnson, Richard A. (American painter, born 1942) |
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Date |
1994 |
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Cultural Context |
American
North American |
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Style/Period |
Contemporary |
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Subject |
Abstract paintings |
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Description |
“Johnson is a practitioner of a style sometimes labeled ‘abstract illusionism’, making paintings where apparently solid but abstract forms float in illusionary space. Riverfront Break may have been suggested by the industrial forms of the New Orleans waterfront, but these forms do resolve themselves into a recognizable scene. The real point of the work is its resonant, saturated colour, which seems very much a product of subtropical heat and light. Johnson’s painting is a surprisingly direct reaction to the environment in which it has been made.” (p.344) |
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Location Depicted |
New Orleans (La.)
Louisiana |
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Material |
Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic paint
Paint
Synthetic resin paint
Canvas |
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Measurements |
175 x 170 cm (69 x 67 in) |
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Technique |
Painting (image-making)
Acrylic painting (technique) |
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Work Type |
Paintings
Acrylic paintings
Abstract paintings
Abstract works |
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Source |
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Art Today. London: Phaidon Press, 1995. (p.344, fig.376). |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Lucie-Smith courtesy: Galerie Simonne Stern, New Orleans. |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 1848-51.jpg |
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