Artist
Preston Dickinson American, 1891–1930
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Still Life
Datec. 1920s
MediumPastel and graphite on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 12 5/8 x 9 in. (32 x 22.8 cm)
Frame: 21 1/2 × 17 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (54.6 × 44.2 × 3.8 cm)
Frame: 21 1/2 × 17 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (54.6 × 44.2 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Alice C. Simkins Collection, gift of Alice C. Simkins and museum purchase funded by Kelly and Harper Trammell and the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2016.309
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
"Still Life" is closely related to similar studies and paintings created around 1924. Several motifs recur throughout this series, such as the distinctive geometric pattern decorating the pitcher and bowl and the long-stemmed pear that introduces a vividly organic element into the composition. Dickinson packed these objects closely together, uniting one form to the next through sinuous line, reflected light, and rounded shapes which echo across the page.
ProvenanceThe artist; [Charles Daniels Gallery, New York]; […]; [Bernard Danenberg Galleries, New York]; The Alice C. Simkins Collection, San Antonio, November 6, 1973; to MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History"Collector’s Gallery VII," Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, 1973.
“American Modern: Works from the Collection of Alice C. Simkins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 15–July 19, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in graphite, bottom right corner: P. Dickinson [cursive]
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Recto: Signed in graphite, bottom right corner: P. Dickinson [cursive]
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Recto: Watermark, top right corner: [curved shape]
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