Marsden Hartley – Mont Saint-Victoire (1927)

Louisiana Poster with work by the American artist, Marsden Hartley , (1877-1943), Mont Saint-Victoire , (1927) . Although Marsden Hartley has been called "America's first great modern painter of the 20th century", his original work has long been overlooked. Louisiana presented him in 2019 at the first retrospective exhibition in Europe in over 60 years .

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Marsden Hartley was both a painter and a poet and lived much of his life as a nomad between Europe and the United States, and his work can be considered a bridge between European and American modernism.

His many travels resulted in a series of deeply original work groups from 1906 to 1943. Among these are abstract paintings based on military symbols from the horrors of World War I, almost surreal landscapes from New Mexico, and feminized figure paintings of muscular workers.

In his wandering, restless life as an artist, Hartley often changed completely his direction and artistic style. In Mont Saint-Victoire he clearly resembles the great French master, Cézanne, who painted this particular mountain into the art historical canon.

Marsden Hartley was centrally placed in the art world both in Europe and at home. Nevertheless, Hartley's art has been largely unknown - perhaps because of the multifaceted nature of his work, which has made it difficult to place him in art history.

The Louisiana exhibition was one of the largest presentations of Marsden Hartley's art. With over 110 paintings, the exhibition encompassed the artist's entire oeuvre, including his work as a poet and essayist.

Dimensions: W: 68 x H: 59.4 cm

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Frame: 12mm
Material: Frame in solid oak and with high-quality acrylic glass.