Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2015.

Color Lesson VI

Artist Idelle Weber (American, 1932 - 2020)

Date1984

MediumOil on linen

Dimensions55 × 128 in. (139.7 × 325.1 cm)
Other (Panels): 55 × 64 in. (139.7 × 162.6 cm)

ClassificationsContemporary art

Credit LineGift of Kitty and Herbert Glantz

Object number2015.9

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DescriptionDiptych. Two panels making a scene of a water fountain, surrounded by flowers and a garden wall or arcade. The site depicted in Color Lesson VI is the Lotus Pond at Old Westbury Gardens in Westbury, New York. Signed and dated twice: lower left corner of the left panel, and lower right corner of the right panel: Weber ’84.
Label TextIdelle Weber American, 1932-2020 Color Lesson VI, 1984 Oil on linen From a distance, this work may look like an example of computer animation, due to the mirroring at the top and bottom. However, upon closer examination, one can see the brushstrokes and impressionistic style, which attest to artist’s incredible painting skills. Idelle Weber has worked in a photorealist style since the 1970s. Here she represents a large garden scene, with water reflecting flowers and covered trellises. She even captures the rippled quality of the water’s surface. This painting shows how one can manipulate painterly materials to resemble another medium. Gift of Kitty and Herbert Glantz 2015.9