Designs for the ballet Transcendence
Catalogue
- Year
- 1934
- Medium
- Watercolor on paper
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
Artist
Franklin Chenault Watkins was an American painter known for figurative works grounded in direct observation and tonal refinement. Active throughout the twentieth century, he maintained a commitment to representational painting at a moment when abstraction dominated critical discourse. His work is characterized by careful attention to light, form, and the psychological presence of the human subject.
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Ballet School. Designs for scenery
1935 · Watercolor and pencil on paper
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1935 · Watercolor and pencil on paper
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1935 · Watercolor and pencil on paper
Ballet School. Designs for scenery
1935 · Watercolor and pencil on paper
Women (2nd Part). Costume design for the ballet Transcendence
1934 · Watercolor on paper
The Witches (Sylphides). Costume designs for the ballet Transcendence
1934 · Watercolor and ink on paper
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1934
- Medium
- Watercolor on paper
- Watts ID
- WW-1934-M028981
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Status
- verified