Drift No.2
Date1936
Label TextRoberts was a Seattle-based painter whose work shows the extent to which Surrealism penetrated the consciousness of American artists. Clearly in the cool, fluid style of Salvador Dali or Yves Tanguy, this work also sets its strange stage on a beach, a favored locale for surrealists who sought to push imagery past the boundaries of reason, and thus to the edge of the continent.
Object number37.103
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum, January 1937
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, One-person exhibition, December 9, 1936-January 9, 1937
Seattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Art of the Thirties: The Pacific Northwest, April 1-30, 1972 [Circuit to: Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, May 24-June 25, 1972]
New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers University Art Gallery, Surrealism and American Art 1931-1947, March 6-April 24, 1977Published ReferencesKingsbury, Martha. Art of the Thirties: The Pacific Northwest. Exh. cat. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1972. P. 26, cat. no. 34, ill. p. 51
Wechsler, Jeffrey. Surrealism and American Art 1931-1947. Exh. cat. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Art Gallery, 1977. P. 32, cat. no. 127, ill. p. 104
Kangas, Matthew, "Camille Patha: Geography of Desire", Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, 2007, pp. 30Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions25 1/2 x 20 5/8 in. (64.8 x 52.4 cm)
MediumTempera on board
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