Arthur Dove
Arthur G. Dove, 1911. Platinum print, 9-5/8 x 7-3/4 inches. The Art Institute of Chicago. Alfred Stieglitz Collection © 2009 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
The heart of Dove’s artistic philosophy was the articulation of “essences” that would transmit this sense of the spiritual in nature. These “essences” were biomorphic shapes that represented different kinds of energy or organic evolution, suggesting an inner principle of inherent reality. In this work, curvilinear forms and shades of green relate a sense of growth…
