Untitled (Still Life)
Artist
Jan Groover
(American, 1943 - 2011)
Date1987
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 16 × 23 1/4 in. (40.6 × 59.1 cm)
Support: 19 7/8 × 24 in. (50.5 × 61 cm)
Mat: 23 × 30 in. (58.4 × 76.2 cm)
Support: 19 7/8 × 24 in. (50.5 × 61 cm)
Mat: 23 × 30 in. (58.4 × 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Bobbie Foshay, 2017
Object number2017.24.18
DescriptionFluted column glimpsed at bottom of composition acts as a pedestal for a horizontal surface on which a variety of bottles, egg cups, vases, jugs, and conical forms are arranged, all in muted tones.eMuseum Notes
Trained
as a painter and inspired by historic talents such as Giorgio Morandi, Cezanne,
and Fra Angelico, Jan Groover devoted herself to making still lifes for several
decades, but using photography rather than paint. Initially, she arranged
everyday utensils such as forks and spatulas in her kitchen sink to create
simple, elegant compositions that focus on form rather than subject. In this
piece from the late 1980s, she invites our eyes to linger on the gentle curves
of a suite of bottles and an egg cup.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- still lifes
- columns (architectural elements)
- composition (artistic arrangement)
- bottles
- eggcups
- vases
- simplicity
- formalism
