Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Glass and Bottle
Suzy Frelinghuysen simplified a table, objects such as bottles, and a background into overlapping shapes. Inspired by European Modernists, Frelinghuysen often used collage to add texture to her compositions. Here, she cut and painted corrugated cardboard to make the white shapes on the table.
ArtistSuzy Frelinghuysen(1912-1988)
Date1948
MediumOil and collage on board
Dimensions40 1/2 x 50 x 2 3/4 in.
Signedl.r., stenciled: SF
verso, u.c.: Suzy Frelinghuysen / "Glass and Bottle". / 1949.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2015.7
ClassificationPainting
Provenanceacquired from the Artist by Emily Spackman, New York, NY; by bequest to Mary Dana Shipman [1915-1985]; by descent to Natalie MacFarland Robert, Maynard, MA (her granddaughter); (ACME Fine Art and Design Inc., Boston, MA); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2015
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 278× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.