© Estate of Cleve Gray
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Maremme #1,
1961
Cleve Gray, American, 1918–2004
y1968-237
Gray graduated from Princeton University summa cum laude in 1940, with a degree in art and archaeology; he studied painting with James E. Davis and Asian art with George Rowley, writing his senior thesis on Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) landscape painting. Natural landscapes served as an inspiration throughout Gray’s painting career, and he often made sketches of the various sites he visited in his travels around the world. Gray titled this painting with the Italian word maremme, which translates to “salt-water marshes,” evoking the colors he used in creating it.
Information
Title
Maremme #1
Dates
1961
Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
101.5 x 76.3 cm (39 15/16 x 30 1/16 in.)
frame: 103.2 x 78.1 x 3.8 cm (40 5/8 x 30 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert O. J. Streuber, Class of 1945
Object Number
y1968-237
Signatures
Signed and dated in black paint, lower right: Gray '61
Inscription
On canvas verso, in crayon: Maremme #1;
Culture
Type
Subject
Robert O. J. Streuber (1923-2009), Princeton University Class of 1945; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1968.
