Figure with Guitar II
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Mary Houston Eddy and Mrs. Marshall Langhorne
Accession Number
1988.6
Tags
AbstractFigureguitar
About this artwork
The woman in this painting is barely visible through the intersecting planes of color and texture, and the curves of her body echo the rounded shapes of the guitar and apple. Henry Fitch Taylor divided the image into geometric shapes that resemble pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, each showing a different part of the womanâs body. The sharp angles and pillarlike shapes suggest a cityscape, as if she is surrounded by tall buildings.