Arthur Dove (American, 1880–1946)
Cross and Weather Vane
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Arthur Dove (American, 1880–1946)1935
Cross and Weather Vane
Arthur Dove (American, 1880–1946) →ModernismCubismoil on canvaspainting
Date
1935
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
88.3 × 62.6 cm (34 3/4 × 24 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Alfred Stieglitz Collection
In 1933 Arthur Dove and his wife, Helen Torr, moved to Geneva, New York, where he had been raised and where he found renewed inspiration in the local landscape. Dove began exploring it in depth, producing canvases such as Cross and Weather Vane. The composition incorporates trees, rolling hills, and the round orb of the sun—all natural elements that recur with frequency in the artist’s work. These features mingle harmoniously with the manmade objects in the painting, such as the arrow-shaped weather vane, which seems to take flight like a bird. The small brown cross, positioned against a gray, rocklike form, represents Dove’s belief in the interconnectedness of spirituality and nature.
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