untitled (Charleston Rooftops)

Description:

Oil painting on canvas illustrating an unidentified structure with a covered walkway viewed through a shaded area with trees. The structure is conveyed using heavily applied paints in cool hues, predominantly purple and pink. Patches of purple and yellow, complimentary colors, are used to distinguish areas of light and shadow in the grassy foreground. There are areas of exposed, bare canvas around the tree on the right and between the supports of the covered walkway.

• Title: untitled (Charleston Rooftops)
• Creator: Mary Wilson Ball, 1892-1984
• Date: Undated
• Signature: MW Ball
• Signature Location: bottom right corner
• Culture: American
• School: Charleston Renaissance Movement
• Dimensions: H-8.75 W-10.75 inches

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• Collection: Works on Paper Collection
• Object Name: Mary Wilson Ball Artwork
• Other Name: Oil on Canvas
• Object Id: 1975.32.81

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