Marsden Hartley

Sundown by the Ruins
1942

A painting depicting a vivid red and pink sky with swirling clouds over a dark landscape with silhouetted trees and abstract shapes that suggest buildings or ruins. The foreground features indistinct forms that could be interpreted as rocks or debris, with a dark, earthy palette dominating the lower half of the scene.

A painting depicting a vivid red and pink sky with swirling clouds over a dark landscape with silhouetted trees and abstract shapes that suggest buildings or ruins. The foreground features indistinct forms that could be interpreted as rocks or debris, with a dark, earthy palette dominating the lower half of the scene.

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Date
1942

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 22 × 28in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)

Accession number
80.51

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Charles Simon

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1638

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Marsden Hartley
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