Peinture/Nature Morte
c. 1924
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oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 72.4 × 91.4 cm (28 1/2 × 36 in.) framed: 85.7 × 104.5 × 7 cm (33 3/4 × 41 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund)
Accession Number
2014.79.8
Art Historical Context
Patrick Henry Bruce's *Peinture/Nature Morte* (c. 1924), a striking oil on canvas still life, captures the essence of early 20th-century modernism. Measuring 72.4 × 91.4 cm, this work hails from Bruce's Paris years, where the American artist immersed himself in the avant-garde scene alongside figures like Picasso and Matisse. By the 1920s, Bruce had evolved from Cubist influences toward Purism—a movement championed by Amédée Ozenfant and Le Corbusier—emphasizing geometric purity, precise forms, and harmonious color planes over illusionistic depth. In this painting, Bruce masterfully reduces e...