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Moraine

Date1959

Maker Alden Mason American, 1919 - 2013

Label TextAs a painter and draftsman, Mason enjoys experimentation, intent on expanding the boundaries of his visual language. In this collage, he uses paper to build the form and texture of the moraine, a treatment of the image which uncannily recalls the 1950s collage work of another Northwest artist, Paul Horiuchi, who perhaps inspired Mason. However, given collage's historical legacy at that time-Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque developed the process in the early 20th century-Mason may have independently pursued this line of inquiry, which those two important European artists had made possible.

Object number59.163

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, What It Meant to Be Modern: Seattle Art at Mid-Century, Oct. 15, 1999 - Jan. 23, 2000. Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue Arts Museum, Alden Mason: Fly Your Own Thing, May 14 - Oct. 10, 2021.Published ReferencesHull, Roger, et al. Alden Mason Paintings. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2021; p. 70, reproduced pl. 6.

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions24 x 31 3/4 in. (61 x 80.7 cm)

MediumAcrylic and watercolor collage on board