Two Rhythms
Edith Clifford Williams, American, 1885 - 1971
Geography:
Made in New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1916Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
29 × 28 15/16 inches (73.7 × 73.5 cm) Framed: 31 1/4 × 31 3/16 × 2 3/4 inches (79.4 × 79.2 × 7 cm)Copyright:
Research inconclusive. Copyright may apply.Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
1950-134-524Credit Line:
The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950
Made in New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1916Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
29 × 28 15/16 inches (73.7 × 73.5 cm) Framed: 31 1/4 × 31 3/16 × 2 3/4 inches (79.4 × 79.2 × 7 cm)Copyright:
Research inconclusive. Copyright may apply.Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1950-134-524Credit Line:
The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950
Label:
Clifford Williams, as she was known professionally, was one of several women artists participating in the New York avant-garde during the early twentieth century. Although she was herself reticent to provide an exact interpretation of this abstract painting, the soft, green spiral rising at the center suggests the rhythm of the natural world, while the interrupting arcs of yellow evoke a more mechanical source: the whirr of a wheel, the flight of a plane, or a spark of electricity.
Clifford Williams, as she was known professionally, was one of several women artists participating in the New York avant-garde during the early twentieth century. Although she was herself reticent to provide an exact interpretation of this abstract painting, the soft, green spiral rising at the center suggests the rhythm of the natural world, while the interrupting arcs of yellow evoke a more mechanical source: the whirr of a wheel, the flight of a plane, or a spark of electricity.