Shepherdesses

Maker and role
Artist: Heinrich Campendonk, German, 1889-1957
 Year
ca. 1922-ca. 1927
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Watercolor on paper
Measurements
sheet, 18 3/4 x 13 3/8in (47.6 x 34cm)
Credit line
Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay
Accession number
1950.20
Object type
Drawings and Watercolors
Department
Prints and Drawings
Location
Not on view
Further information
Though firmly in the Expressionist camp, Campendonk was clearly inflluenced by Cubism. His bucolic watercolor, Shepherdesses, is organized by strong diagonal lines that hold the composition together, beautifully framing the figures at the center of the image. These lines combined with brilliant color enliven the watercolor and make it seem like we are viewing the scene through a prism.
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Documentation
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 89
Subject period
Expressionist
Modernist
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