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In Cold Pursuit
April 15, 198020th Century
18 in. x 24 in.
Sewell Sillman, American, (1921–1992)
Object Type:
Work on Paper
Medium and Support:
watercolor on paper
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Sewell Sillman Foundation
Accession Number:
2009.11.13
Original Inventory Number: WS-045/213
One might easily imagine the work from the “Trials and Errors” portfolio to be a collection of unfinished and unsuccessful works. On the contrary, the paintings in this group seem to arise from the open?ended question “what if?” While some of the motifs explored in the portfolio reappear elsewhere, others are unique. In the case of In Cold Pursuit, the composition is nearly identical on the left and right sides, with only a slight shift in value. The title, playful and provocative as many of his titles are, causes the viewer to wonder just how cold and hot pursuits differ.
One might easily imagine the work from the “Trials and Errors” portfolio to be a collection of unfinished and unsuccessful works. On the contrary, the paintings in this group seem to arise from the open?ended question “what if?” While some of the motifs explored in the portfolio reappear elsewhere, others are unique. In the case of In Cold Pursuit, the composition is nearly identical on the left and right sides, with only a slight shift in value. The title, playful and provocative as many of his titles are, causes the viewer to wonder just how cold and hot pursuits differ.
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- image only Dimensions: 18 x 24 in.