Movement No. 1
Arthur Dove · 1911
Why it's great
Dark blue shapes like folded paper move across the canvas in this abstract pastel made by Arthur Dove in 1911. Dove was an American who lived on a farm and a boat and painted nature as shapes and rhythms.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Arthur Dove was an American painter born in Canandaigua, New York, in 1880. He is considered one of the first American artists to paint abstractly, painting nature, music and feelings, often while living on a boat or in a farmhouse on Long Island. He died in Huntington, New York, in 1946.
