Swan Song

1998

American, born 1965

Seeing Hieronymous Bosch in Lisbon was one turning point for Darren Waterston. Swan Song was created during a time when he was living on Denman Island in British Columbia, Canada. Evidence of his fascination with the floating landscapes and elegant silhouettes of Asian art is discernible, but the work also mixes in observation of the process of decay, as a butterfly and swans pose betwixt oozing and brackish planes.

9-color, Ink on paper

31 3/4 in. (80.6 cm) x 25 in. (63.5 cm), overall

Gift of Greg Kucera and Larry Yocom in memory of Michael Ehle (1953 - 1999)

2001.1085

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Fresh Impressionism"
June 19, 2008 - September 21, 2008 (6/19/2008 - 9/21/2008)

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