Dream Castle in the Sky, Maxfield Parrish | Mia

Landscape. — Dream Castle in the Sky, 1908
Maxfield Parrish
Oil on canvas
The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund 71.25
Not on View
Parrish brought together a harmonious group of elements: a nude figure with panpipes who gazes longingly at a castle perched on a craggy cliff across a lake. Parrish’s skillful lines and details gave his work a photographic quality and made him an incredibly popular painter and illustrator. But color was his secret weapon. He achieved his trademark luminous color, seen here especially in the lake and trees, by building up layers of colored glazes on the surface of the painting. It is said that at the height of his career, one in four American homes had a Parrish—usually a print, illustrated book, or magazine cover.

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Title: Dream Castle in the Sky
Dated: 1908
Artist: Maxfield Parrish
Nationality: American
Artist Life: 1870 - 1966
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: Arts of the Americas
Dimension: 70 1/2 x 129 1/8 in. (179.07 x 327.98 cm) (sight)73 1/2 x 132 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (186.69 x 336.55 x 6.35 cm) (outer frame)
Credit: The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
Accession Number: 71.25
Medium: Oil on canvas
Country: United States
Century: 20th century
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Classification: Paintings
Object Name: Painting
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