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Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Saltzman

he: 1916 - 2014; she: 1919 - 2019

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Two nude women, painted in vibrant coral peach and bubblegum pink, stand under a red umbrella in a landscape in this stylized, vertical painting. The scene is painted with areas of flat or streaked color with visible brushstrokes throughout. The women and umbrella take up most of the picture. The woman on our left stands facing our right almost in profile. Her skin is vivid peach. Slashes of red outline her breasts, groin, and legs. Her hair, eyes, and eyebrows are painted with black strokes. She stands on one leg and stretches the other in front of her to overlap the far foot of the other woman. The first woman hooks her arm through the elbow of the other, who stands facing us to our right. This second woman has vivid pink skin also outlined in red. Her face is a darker shade of pink, resembling a mask, and her eyes are parallel strokes of black and blue. Her left arm, on our right, hangs by her side, and she holds the umbrella with the other arm. She either wears a hat or her hair is painted with alternating bands of black, red, and brown, and there is a red flower or bow to one side. Black lines in the candy-red umbrella suggest a rib on the underside and the handle. Cobalt-blue branches of a tree above the women has blue and green leaves. The landscape beyond them is made up of bands of acid green, yellow, saturated blue, and cool green.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Two Girls under an Umbrella, 1910, oil on canvas, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 1992.58.1

Two Girls under an Umbrella

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1910 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1992.58.1

This painting depicts four unclothed people in various poses within a lush, natural environment. The people have tan skin and shoulder-length dark hair. Two on the right appear to be women, but one on the left has their back to us, and another in the center is sitting on the ground, their knee raised and covering much of their torso. The people aren't drawn with clear facial features; instead, small dark dots show their eyes, with no detail beyond that. The background shows a dense forest or garden with green, brown, and hints of red brushstrokes indicating leaves, trees, and grass. In the background, a blue shape could indicate water nearby.
Otto Mueller, Bathers, 1916/1917, distemper on burlap, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2020.112.3

Bathers

Otto Mueller · 1916/1917 · distemper on burlap ·  Accession ID  2020.112.3

This is a painted portrait showing the upper body of a woman wearing a large hat or headdress. The woman is positioned facing slightly to the left. Her facial features are abstract and stylized, with dark, round eyes and thin red lips. Her skin is light green. Her dark hair is styled above her head, and on it rests an elaborate pink headdress full of flowers in shades of purple, pink, orange, yellow, and green. Her clothing is a mixture of dark orange and dark blue. The background is a mixture of blues and greens with streaks of red. The brushstrokes are textured and visible, and colors are layered over each other.
Alexej von Jawlensky, Portrait of a Woman, c. 1911, oil on board, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2020.112.6

Portrait of a Woman

Alexej von Jawlensky · c. 1911 · oil on board ·  Accession ID  2020.112.6

The painting depicts birch trees and autumn foliage. The composition is filled with white-gray tree trunks and colorful leaves. The largest tree is to the right of center, beginning at the bottom of the painting and appearing to continue beyond the upper edge. The color palette includes deep oranges, reds, and yellows for the leaves, with some dark blues and greens suggesting shadows. The dark-blue sky is partially visible behind a tree on the left. The paint has been applied in thick, swirling strokes.
Christian Rohlfs, White Beeches in Fall, 1910, oil on canvas, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2020.112.5

White Beeches in Fall

Christian Rohlfs · 1910 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2020.112.5

Max Beckmann, Bathing Scene (The Green Cloak), 1934, oil on canvas, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2006.164.1

Bathing Scene (The Green Cloak)

Max Beckmann · 1934 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2006.164.1

The sculpture depicts a person with their body bent forward, one leg extended down below them and the other stretched out backwards in the air, perpendicular to the ground. The person's arms are raised and bent at the elbows, with hands grasping a long, curved object near the back of their head. Their brow appears furrowed, their wide mouth in a neutral expression. The figure is dressed in a flowing garment that appears to be caught in mid-motion, its deep folds extending backwards. The sculpture has a rich brown color with a mottled surface, and the piece is supported on a slightly slanted rectangular base.
Ernst Barlach, The Avenger, 1914, bronze, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2017.104.1

The Avenger

Ernst Barlach · 1914 · bronze ·  Accession ID  2017.104.1

Georg Kolbe, Standing Woman, 1926, bronze, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2020.112.8

Standing Woman

Georg Kolbe · 1926 · bronze ·  Accession ID  2020.112.8

Sharp, angular forms in shades of laurel, bottle, and moss green, bronze and honey brown, turquoise, and steel gray are fragmented and faceted in this kaleidoscopic, abstract, vertical painting. The gray forms are near the center, and the ochre-brown forms are along the right third of the canvas. A few glints of dark yellow and rust orange are across the bottom, and the rest is filled in with earthy and cool greens. Each form is broken into strips, rays, or bands. The brown and gray areas come to points, like pitched roofs, and one parchment-white shape near the bottom right corner could be a building. The artist signed the lower right corner, “Feininger.”
Lyonel Feininger, Street of Barns, 1914, oil on canvas, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2001.129.1

Street of Barns

Lyonel Feininger · 1914 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2001.129.1

This painting presents a series of curved and bending lines intersecting with each other in an abstract pattern. The lines create a design resembling tree branches and leafy canopies. The background displays a mix of blue, yellow, and pink colors. At the base of the trees there are two red shapes that could be compared to small animals or creatures amidst the abstract landscape; one of them perches in a tree, while the other is on the ground, looking up.
Franz Marc, Weasels at Play, 1911, oil on canvas, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2020.112.2

Weasels at Play

Franz Marc · 1911 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2020.112.2

This painting features three human faces with exaggerated, elongated profiles and simplified features. The person at the top of the image appears to be a woman with rosy cheeks wearing a black hat and large brown coat. In front of her are two men with black hair and curled, black moustaches, both wearing black jackets with white collars. The man in the very front appears to hold a thin sheet of white paper. The three people all have light skin in shades of peach, cream, and pale yellow. Between and around the people are geometric shapes in bright colors, including white angular shapes, green leaf-like shapes, and yellow diagonal shapes. The background contains red and yellow sections.
Elisabeth Epstein, People on a Café Terrace, 1913, oil on canvas, Collection of Arnold and Joan Saltzman, 2020.112.9

People on a Café Terrace

Elisabeth Epstein · 1913 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2020.112.9