Katherine Schmidt

On the Rocks
1941

A surreal painting depicting a classical sculpture of a reclining figure with its head missing, lying beside a toppled Greek column on a rocky shore. Scattered around are modern trash items, including a crushed blue cup, a gold trophy, a black tire, and a red gasoline can with the word "GASOLINE" inverted. The sea and sky in the background blend in muted greenish hues. The artist's signature, "Katherine Schmidt," is visible in the lower right corner.

A surreal painting depicting a classical sculpture of a reclining figure with its head missing, lying beside a toppled Greek column on a rocky shore. Scattered around are modern trash items, including a crushed blue cup, a gold trophy, a black tire, and a red gasoline can with the word "GASOLINE" inverted. The sea and sky in the background blend in muted greenish hues. The artist's signature, "Katherine Schmidt," is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1941

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Maroger medium on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 17 15/16 × 36 3/16in. (45.6 × 91.9 cm)

Accession number
50.16

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, by exchange

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Katherine Schmidt
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