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Resilient Young Pine

Resilient Young Pine - Painting
Accession #: 4395.21
Title: Resilient Young Pine
Object Type: Painting
Participants:
Physical Description: Tempera on laminated paper. Greys, white, and tans of a pine tree in the wind. The branches of the pine look almost like feathers.
Description: Morris Graves is one of America's most respected artists. A native of the Pacific Northwest, he spent much of his professional life in the Puget Sound area. In the early 1930s, Graves studied Zen Buddhism; with its belief in the unity of the individual and the universe, it became the centerpiece for personal symbolism in his work. As he sought to integrate eastern philosophy with western painting, he became known for reflecting spiritual focus and transcendental consciousness in his paintings. His visual vocabulary represented symbolically his mystical beliefs. In 1939, Graves worked briefly on the WPA Federal Arts Project. It was here that he met Mark Tobey and became impressed with his calligraphic line. Graves is considered by some to be the most romantic and dramatic of the "Northwest Mystics." Younger than the other three painters, Graves lived his life in an eccentric manner and was burdened by his early fame. He repeatedly separated himself from society, exploring human consciousness through painting, his symbols often taking the form of a bird or chalice. His paintings and drawings focus largely on specific flora and fauna, while his fellow "Mystics" focused on other abstracted motifs and themes, such as human relationship to the landscape and the universe. In 1964, Graves relocated to Loleta, California where his paintings became increasingly abstract. While retaining their delicacy, the Asian influence was gone.
Category: Art
Dimensions:
Object H x W 63 1/2 x 36 3/4" FRAME OUTER DIMENSIONS
Image Dimensions HxW 58 1/4 x 31 1/2" (showing - mat window dimensions)
Support Dimensions H x W (unknown)
Materials/Techniques:
tempera (Material)
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Credit Line: Gift of the Washington Art Consortium through gift of Safeco Insurance, a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, 2017
Copyright:
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