Structure (right)

Date2005-06

Maker Margie Livingston American, born 1953

Label TextCaspar David Friedrich, the ultimate German romantic painter, is cited by this artist as her main source of inspiration, and The Large Enclosure as one of her favorite paintings by him. In her studio, Livingston constructs enclosures of branches, string and wood, and then paints the "grid of architecture" that results. As she states, "These hybrid structures-with both natural and built forms-become the model for my paintings…Translating this information into paint results in a line that is specific and schematic at the same time."

Object number2007.109

ProvenancePurchased by donors from Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 2007

Photo CreditPhoto: Susan A. Cole

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Fresh Impressionism" June 19, 2008 - September 21, 2008 (6/19/2008 - 9/21/2008) Seattle, Washington, Greg Kucera Gallery, 2007Published ReferencesDarling, Michael et al. "Betty Bowen Award: Thirty Years." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2009, pp. 66-67, illus. p. 67

Credit LineGift of Lyn and Jerry Grinstein

Dimensions78 x 106 in. (198.1 x 269.2cm)

MediumOil on linen