Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Rain, Charles |
Title |
Etruscan Still Life |
Medium |
oil on board |
Date |
1968 |
Description |
Charles Rain (Knoxville 1911-1985 New York) Etruscan Still Life, 1968 Oil on canvas 10 x 8 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2012 bequest of Henry W. Grady, Jr. Knoxville-born magic realist Charles Rain produced his meticulous, haunting scenes often using brushes with only two or three bristles. Even a small painting could take as long as six months to one year to complete. As in Etruscan Still Life, his subjects often include everyday objects-many of which the artist collected while traveling abroad-arranged in strange, eerily-lit groupings. Rather than telling a specific story, Rain preferred that viewers interpret his enigmatic compositions in their own way. |
Catalog Number |
2012.08.01 |
Search Terms |
Oil paintings Paintings Canvas Christianity Saints Flowers |
Credit line |
Bequest of Henry W. Grady, Jr. |