
Untitled (Animals and Blue Abstract), 1930s or 1940s, Watercolor on paper, sheet 10.75" x 14.5". Framed 18" x 21.5"
This watercolor painting presents an abstract composition dominated by bold blue tones and gestural brushwork, featuring a stylized animal form on the left with a prominent eye and reddish accents, surrounded by vertical blue strokes and organic shapes that suggest a landscape or figural grouping. The work exemplifies mid-twentieth-century American modernism, particularly the expressive abstraction practiced by regional artists working in the Provincetown artistic community during the 1930s-1940s. The painting balances representational elements, notably the animal head with its distinctive gaze, against passages of non-objective color and form, creating a dynamic tension between observation and pure abstraction. The limited palette of ultramarine blue, red ochre, black, and white reinforces the composition's emotional intensity and formal clarity.
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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction
May 16, 2026
Estimate: $1,000 – $1,500
Lot 72
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