Winter and the Fire

1949

born 1925, Spokane, Washington; died Seattle, Washington, 2001

Fire, traditional symbol of consuming passion, and winter, often employed as a metaphor for death, are forces at work upon innate human frailty, likely symbolized by the broken ewer.

Ink and gouache on paper

10 x 13 1/2 in. (25.4 x 34.3 cm)

Gift of the Marshall and Helen Hatch Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

2009.52.48

Provenance: the artist, by gift to Joanna Eckstein, Seattle; Marshall and Helen Hatch, Seattle

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Leo Kenney retrospective", November 3 - December 16, 1973

Seattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, "Northwest Impressions: Works on Paper", September 12 - November 2, 1986

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