Symphonic Form No. 53

Painting

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Symphonic Form No. 53

Entry/Object ID

5177

Description

Abstract design with dark purple and blue background and sharp edged bright green and yellow forms in the middle.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Context

William S. Schwartz was a Russian born artist who moved to Chicago in 1916 to begin studying at the School of the Art Institute. He worked in a number of various mediums including sculpture, drawing, watercolor, oil painting, and lithographs. His body of artwork contains portraits, landscapes, and still lives, using both realistic and abstract forms. This painting shows an entirely abstract composition that still keeps Schwartz's familiar forms, such as the sharp edged shapes with dramatic shadows.

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of the DePaul Art Museum, Gift of the artist

Made/Created

Artist

Schwartz, William S

Notes

Creation Date: early 20th century

Ethnography

Notes

Russian born, United States American Russian born North America, United States (Russian born)

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

PAINTINGS

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Whole

Width

43-1/2 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Length

33-1/2 in

Exhibition

Chicago at Midcentury: Art from DePaul's Permanent Collection

Interpretative Labels

Label

Symphonic Form No. 53 Schwartz, William S n.d. Abstract design with geometric shapes