Mount Calvary
William H. Johnson returned to the United States in 1938 after living abroad in France and Scandinavia where he was initially trained in modernist visual language and later Northern folk art vernacular. Once he returned to America, Johnson immersed himself in African American traditions, creating work that spanned media and imagery?from landscapes and still lifes to portraiture and religious scenes. Mount Calvary is a striking piece, with elongated figures, bold colors and flattened space that typifies Johnson?s mature style. This gouache on paper is a study for the 1944 oil painting Christ Crucified, illustrating Johnson?s careful compositional planning and initial color choices. It is one among numerous biblical scenes that Johnson depicted.
威廉·亨利·约翰逊 (Wēi Lián · Héng Lì · Yuē Hàn Sēn)(1901 – 1970)
威廉·亨利·约翰逊(1901-1970)是哈莱姆文艺复兴时期重要的美国画家,以其富有表现力的肖像画和描绘非裔美国人生活的民俗艺术风格而闻名。探索他强大的现代主义作品!他的代表作包括《黑基督》等,融合了抽象表现主义与非洲文化元素,深刻反映了时代精神。
SCAD Museum of Art (萨凡纳, 美利坚合众国)
在萨凡纳的 SCAD 美术馆探索当代艺术与设计!在这座历史悠久的希腊复兴式建筑内,发现时尚、摄影、非裔美国艺术等精彩内容。开启一场独特的学习之旅。
关于此作品
- 标题: Mount Calvary
- 艺术家: 威廉·亨利·约翰逊 (Wēi Lián · Héng Lì · Yuē Hàn Sēn)
- 年份: 1944
- 格式: Landscape
- 版权状态: 版权保护中
- 所在地: SCAD Museum of Art
- 运动感: Northern Folk Expression
- 媒介类型: WallArt
- 创作时期: Mature Style
- 语料上下文: ritual , modernism
作品概览
- Subject or theme: Religious scene
- Artist: William H. Johnson
- Medium: Gouache on paper
- Artistic style: Abstract Expressionism
- Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Movement: American Folk Art
- Year: 1944


