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Maker(s):Popova, Lyubov'
Culture:Russian, Soviet (1889-1924)
Title:Cubist Still Life
Date Made:1914
Type:Painting
Materials:Oil on canvas
Place Made:Paris
Measurements:Frame: 26 3/16 x 22 5/16 in.; 66.5 x 56.7 cm; Stretcher: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.; 50.2 x 40.0 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2001.53
Credit Line:Gift of Thomas P. Whitney (Class of 1937)
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
In 1914 Popova had just returned from an extended stay in Paris and a trip to Italy. Cubist Still Life reflects her fascination with French Cubism and Italian Futurism. The painting is actually a specifically Russian amalgamation of the two movements. She features Cubism by breaking up the object into pieces and rearranging them on the surface. The resulting structure is reminiscent of reflecting glass facets. Yet the curved lines seem to give the painting’s elements momentum. This is where Futurism comes into play, which is about movement and speed. While Cubofuturism was only one movement in Russia’s many artistic experiments during the first third of the twentieth century, Popova created a significant part of her oeuvre in this style.
BJ, 2014

Tags:
abstract; still lifes

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