About the Object
This abstract sketch in crayon of a sunrise is dominated by a warm orange palette.
Additional Information
Dove returned to depicting the sunrise throughout his career, finding inspiration in representing his experience with nature. Other sunrises can be seen in the Princeton University Art Museum and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
The Artist;
Estate of the Artist;
By descent in the family;
[Terry Dintenfass, Inc., New York, NY];
Private Collection, New York, NY;
[Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM];
Jan T. and Marica Vilcek Collection, New York, NY, 2007-2016;
Agee, William C. and Lewis Kachur. Masterpieces of American Modernism: From the Vilcek Collection. London: Merrell, 2013, pp. 32-33, 88, 90, 265, ill. p. 90.
