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Hughie Lee-Smith — Still Life with Red Bottle
Hughie Lee-Smith

Still Life with Red Bottle

1940

"Still Life with Red Bottle" is an oil on canvas painting that exemplifies Lee-Smith's sophisticated approach to the still life genre, demonstrating his mastery of color relationships and compositional balance. The work features carefully arranged objects with particular emphasis on the titular red bottle, which serves as a focal point within the carefully orchestrated arrangement. Through his treatment of light, shadow, and form, Lee-Smith transforms what could be a simple domestic scene into a meditative exploration of visual harmony and spatial relationships.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Hughie Lee-Smith, Still Life with Red Bottle, 1940

"Still Life with Red Bottle" is an oil on canvas painting that exemplifies Lee-Smith's sophisticated approach to the still life genre, demonstrating his mastery of color relationships and compositional balance. The work features carefully arranged objects with particular emphasis on the titular red bottle, which serves as a focal point within the carefully orchestrated arrangement. Through his treatment of light, shadow, and form, Lee-Smith transforms what could be a simple domestic scene into a meditative exploration of visual harmony and spatial relationships.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1940
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Muted Color Palette, 20th Century, Contemplative Mood, Geometric Composition, Interior domestic space, Red bottle, American Artist, Modernism, Oil Painting, Still Life

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Art Institute of Chicago