Untitled (Head on a Stick)

Painting

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The Art & History Museums of Maitland

Old man by the sea holds a human head on a stick. He is kneeling on a pile of rocks and the head seems to have a halo effect happening behind it.

Old man by the sea holds a human head on a stick. He is kneeling on a pile of rocks and the head seems to have a halo effect happening behind it.

Name/Title

Untitled (Head on a Stick)

Entry/Object ID

1-13

Description

Old man on a cliff-side by the sea with human head on stick. This work is part of Smith's 1946 experimentation in Magic Realism

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Masonite

Collection

City of Maitland

Cataloged By

Elizabeth Gulliksen

Category

Andre Smith

Acquisition

Accession

1969.001

Credit Line

Part of the City of Maitland Collection

Source (if not Accessioned)

City of Maitland

Made/Created

Artist

J. André Smith

Date made

1946

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower right corner

Transcription

Andre Smith

Material/Technique

Painted

Dimensions

Height

29-1/2 in

Width

24 in

Exhibition

US

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

J. André Smith (American, 1880-1959) Untitled (Head on a Stick), 1946 Oil on Board Art & History Museums of Maitland Permanent Collection