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Balcomb Greene, Untitled (1936). Gjengitt i illustrasjonsøyemed; alle rettigheter forbeholdt rettighetshaver.

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Kunstner: Balcomb Greene wahooart.com/no/artists/balcomb-greene/
Kunstnerens datoer: 1904 – 1990
Malt: 1936
Opprinnelig størrelse: 25 x 39 cm

Opphavsrett Dette verket er fortsatt beskyttet av opphavsrett. Balcomb Greene døde i 1990; opphavsretten varer 70 år etter kunstnerens død, og er derfor gjeldende frem til 2060. Bildet vises her kun som referanse i undervisningsøyemed; rettighetene forblir hos rettighetshaver.

Untitled — Balcomb Greene

How big is it?

The original measures 25 × 39 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height.

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Skyggelagt: livsløpet til Balcomb Greene (1904–1990) ▲ dette verket, 1936

Sammenlign med

Untitled (39 03), 1939 wahooart.com/no/art/balcomb-greene-untitled-39-03-AQZDEL-en/
Way Down Blue, 1945 wahooart.com/no/art/balcomb-greene-way-down-blue-AQZDEN-en/
Untitled (35 14), 1935 wahooart.com/no/art/balcomb-greene-untitled-35-14-AQZDEG-en/

Velg ett av verkene ovenfor: nevn to ting det har til felles med dette, og én ting som er annerledes.

Flere verk som kan stå ved siden av dette: wahooart.com/no/art/similar/balcomb-greene-untitled-AQZDEQ-en/

Farger

Målt ut fra bildet

Hovedfarge

Espresso #413733

Katalogisert palett

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Palett: Neutrals Den dominerende fargefamilien i bildet.
Hovedfargenavn: Espresso
Intensitet: Balanced Hvor mettede og varierte fargene er, fra en enkelt dempet nyanse til mange klare toner.
Kontrast: Statement Hvor mye fargene varierer i lyshet og metning over hele bildet.
Harmoni: Unified Palette Hvor godt fargene fungerer sammen, fra kontrastfylt til fullstendig harmonisk.
Lysstyrke: Brilliant Hvor lyst eller mørkt bildet fremstår totalt sett, fra dype skygger til lyse høylys.
Metning: Subtle Color Hvor rene og sterke fargene er, fra nesten grått til helt livlige.

Untitled — Balcomb Greene

Kunstner

Balcomb Greene

Born in Millville, United States of America

A Life Dedicated to the Evolving Language of Abstraction

Balcomb Greene, born John Wesley Greene in 1904 in Millville, New York, embarked on a remarkable artistic journey that mirrored the seismic shifts occurring within the American art world throughout the 20th century. Initially steered toward a religious path by his father, a Methodist minister, Greene’s intellectual curiosity led him to Syracuse University where he immersed himself in philosophy and psychology. This early exploration of the human condition, of thought and perception, would subtly inform his later artistic endeavors, even as he moved decisively away from representational forms. A pivotal moment arrived with his marriage to fellow artist Gertrude Glass Greene in 1926, a partnership that proved not only personally fulfilling but also creatively catalytic. Together, they ventured to Paris in 1931, a city then pulsating with avant-garde energy, and it was there, amidst the ferment of modernism, that Greene truly discovered his calling as a painter. The influence of pioneers like Juan Gris, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, and Henri Matisse became apparent, yet Greene wasn’t content to merely emulate; he sought to forge his own distinct visual vocabulary.

Les mer her

Kunstneren Balcomb Greene wahooart.com/no/artists/balcomb-greene/
Lignende verk Flere verk å sammenligne med wahooart.com/no/art/similar/balcomb-greene-untitled-AQZDEQ-en/

Finn denne på nett

QR-kode som lenker til nedlastingssiden for Untitled

wahooart.com/no/art/download/balcomb-greene-untitled-AQZDEQ-en/

Kildehenvisning for dette kunstverket

MLA: Greene, Balcomb. Untitled. 1936, https://wahooart.com/no/art/balcomb-greene-untitled-AQZDEQ-en/
APA: Greene, Balcomb (1936). Untitled [Painting]. https://wahooart.com/no/art/balcomb-greene-untitled-AQZDEQ-en/
Chicago: Balcomb Greene. Untitled. 1936. https://wahooart.com/no/art/balcomb-greene-untitled-AQZDEQ-en/
Harvard: Greene, Balcomb (1936) Untitled. Available at: https://wahooart.com/no/art/balcomb-greene-untitled-AQZDEQ-en/

Untitled — Balcomb Greene

Look closely

Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Look back at Untitled (39 03) (1939), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
Balcomb Greene was about 32 when this was made. What in it looks like the work of an artist at that stage?
What might the artist have wanted you to feel?

Your response

Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.