A Navajo
Artist: Johnson, Frank TenneyDate of Birth: 1874-1939
Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches
Signed: Signed lower left
Frank Tenney Johnson is after the effects of moonlight on the texture of darkness in A Navajo. If a rider came down a rocky trail, out of the gloom, how would you see, and how much? What would be revealed? What would stay hidden? In that first instant, that moment, what would you perceive? What would you take in? In the blink of an eye, in the echo of a hoof, just a shadow against shadows, an outline against the sky, paintings like A Navajo offer important insights into the artistÕs thinking and process.
Artist: Johnson, Frank TenneyDate of Birth: 1874-1939
Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches
Signed: Signed lower left
Frank Tenney Johnson is after the effects of moonlight on the texture of darkness in A Navajo. If a rider came down a rocky trail, out of the gloom, how would you see, and how much? What would be revealed? What would stay hidden? In that first instant, that moment, what would you perceive? What would you take in? In the blink of an eye, in the echo of a hoof, just a shadow against shadows, an outline against the sky, paintings like A Navajo offer important insights into the artistÕs thinking and process.
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