Artist
Martin Kline(American, born 1961)American, born 1961
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Great Silver Falls
Date2008
Made inUnited States
MediumEncaustic on panel
Dimensions96 1/8 × 48 × 7 in. (244.2 × 121.9 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist in memory of Peter C. Marzio
Object number2012.346
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Martin Kline: Romantic Nature," New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut, March 17–June 17, 2012.
“Contemporary Art: Selections from the Museum’s Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 3–September 21, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso: MK / VX [in wax]
label from gallery on verso: " G 43075 / Artist Martin Kline / Title "Great Silver Falls" 2008 / Size 48x98x6 / Medium Encaustic on panel / MEREDITH LONG & COMPANY / 2323 SAN FELIPE . HOUSTON, TEXAS 77019 . (713)523-6671 "
label from gallery on verso: " NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART / M / MARTIN KLINE: / ROMANTIC NATURE / March 17-June 17, 2012 "
label from gallery on verso: " Great Silver Falls, 2008 / Encaustic on panel / Great Silver Falls evokes the motion of water / through the fluidity and the process of falling / wax. Hence, the painting describes its own / action as well as conjures the full-fledged power of a / river dropping from a cliff. It makes tangible what was / once perhaps a loose image lodged in memory, while / simultaneously carrying a more universal function / of inspiring a quiet moment of contemplation and / admiration for nature's life-giving force. Even though this exquisitly elegant painting suggests the movement / of water, it is frozen and still at the same time. The / reflective metallic quality of the paint interacts with / light to effectively animate the surface, bringing Great / Silver Falls to "life."
label from gallery on verso: " NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART / M / MARTIN KLINE: / ROMANTIC NATURE / March 17-June 17, 2012 "
label from gallery on verso: " Great Silver Falls, 2008 / Encaustic on panel / Great Silver Falls evokes the motion of water / through the fluidity and the process of falling / wax. Hence, the painting describes its own / action as well as conjures the full-fledged power of a / river dropping from a cliff. It makes tangible what was / once perhaps a loose image lodged in memory, while / simultaneously carrying a more universal function / of inspiring a quiet moment of contemplation and / admiration for nature's life-giving force. Even though this exquisitly elegant painting suggests the movement / of water, it is frozen and still at the same time. The / reflective metallic quality of the paint interacts with / light to effectively animate the surface, bringing Great / Silver Falls to "life."
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