Nassau #4

© Estate of Ralston Crawford / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / The Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS), London

Nassau #4

Currently not on view

Nassau #4,

1964–71

Ralston Crawford, American, born Canada, 1906–1978
1996-203
An early American modernist, Crawford received training as an artist in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Paris. He is recognized today for his paintings, prints, and photographs of urban life and industry, which put a premium on abstract form over description, especially later in his career. The maritime theme of Nassau #4 reflects a long-standing interest of Crawford’s. His father was a ship captain in the Great Lakes region, and in the mid-1920s Crawford himself worked on steamships in Central America and the Caribbean.

Information

Title
Nassau #4
Dates

1964–71

Maker
Ralston Crawford
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.3 x 114.4 cm (30 1/16 x 45 1/16 in.) frame: 85.6 x 124 x 3.8 cm (33 11/16 x 48 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Crawford
Object Number
1996-203
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
ships, anchors (watercraft equipment)

Estate of the artist, Lansing, Michigan, gift; to Princeton University Art Museum, 1996.

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