Bowdoin College Museum of Art | - Centerport Series #1

Preview image of work. gouache over black crayon with traces of graphite on off-white wove paper mounted on off-white wove paper, Centerport Series #1 9146

1980.28

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Centerport Series #1

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Artist

Arthur Dove (Canandaigua, NY, 1880 - 1946, Huntington, NY)

Title

Centerport Series #1

Creation Date

1941

Century

20th century

Dimensions

8 7/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. (22.54 cm x 14.92 cm)

Object Type

watercolor

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

gouache over black crayon with traces of graphite on off-white wove paper mounted on off-white wove paper

Credit Line

Museum Purchase, Elizabeth B. G. Hamlin Fund

Copyright

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Accession Number

1980.28

Arthur Dove, one of the earliest Americans to experiment with abstraction, found his inspiration in nature. “Centerport Series #1,” done in earth tones, was completed while the artist was living in an erstwhile post office located by a millpond in Centerport, Long Island, New York. By reducing the natural elements of his surroundings to their essential shapes, he found universal messages in front of his doorstep.