Arrangement IV
1936
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from General Services Administration
Accession Number
1971.447.85
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Arrangement IV** (1936) by William Sommer captures the essence of rural Ohio through a evocative landscape painting now housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Sommer, a German-born artist who settled in Ohio in the early 1900s, was a key figure in the state's modernist scene, blending European influences like Cubism and Post-Impressionism with American subjects. This oil painting, transferred from the General Services Administration, reflects the artist's fascination with everyday pastoral motifs amid the Great Depression era, when regional scenes symbolized resilience and connection...