Untitled (Black Car), Not dated
Frank Walterexpand_more
Oil on biocomposite material with Masonite backingexpand_more
Gift of funds from Mary and Bob Merskyexpand_more 2021.108
Not on Viewexpand_more
Frank Walter’s giddy car careening along a palm tree-lined roadway distills the artist’s surrealist approach to the everyday, making even a clumsy, late-model vehicle seem an agent of speed and mystery. Like a vignette within a larger narrative, this diminutive tondo—the term for such circular works of art—captures a moment of action and suspense, suggestive of a chase scene. The viewer peers into the limits of Walter’s composition only to wonder (and perhaps worry) about the story just beyond view.
Details
- Title
- Untitled (Black Car)
- Artist Life
- 1926 - 2009
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2021.108
- Curator Approved
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