Oscar Bluemner

Space Motive, a New Jersey Valley
1913–1914

A vibrant expressionist painting depicting a stylized landscape with bold, geometric shapes. A river flows through the center, flanked by rolling green hills and a variety of colorful, angular houses. The sky is a dynamic pattern of blue and white, and a large red road or structure dominates the right side of the composition. The artist's signature is visible in the lower left corner.

A vibrant expressionist painting depicting a stylized landscape with bold, geometric shapes. A river flows through the center, flanked by rolling green hills and a variety of colorful, angular houses. The sky is a dynamic pattern of blue and white, and a large red road or structure dominates the right side of the composition. The artist's signature is visible in the lower left corner.

Not on view

Date
1913–1914

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/8 × 40 1/8in. (76.5 × 101.9 cm)

Accession number
78.2

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mrs. Muriel D. Palitz

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1913

Exhibitions

At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism

May 7, 2022–Feb 26, 2023
American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe

Dec 22, 2012–June 29, 2014
Oscar Bluemner: A Passion for Color

Oct 6, 2005–Feb 11, 2006
Highlights from the Permanent Collection: From Hopper to Mid-Century

Feb 25, 2000–May 20, 2006

Oscar Bluemner
17 works in the collection

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