Forms (Peinture)
Patrick Henry Bruce · 1919
Why it's great
Smooth, brightly colored shapes like building blocks, boats and bottles sit together like a puzzle in a painting by Patrick Henry Bruce. An American who lived in Paris, Bruce painted this in 1919 and called it Peinture, French for painting.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Patrick Henry Bruce was an American painter born in Campbell County, Virginia, in 1881. He lived in Paris for most of his career, studied with Matisse and painted bright, rhythmic pictures of shapes and objects. He returned to New York, where he died in 1936.
