Joseph Alexander Cain

American
(1920–1980)

Untitled
1971

Watercolor on paper
28 x 22 in.
Museum Permanent Collection
1984.319

• abstract - Genre of visual arts in which figurative subjects or other forms are simplified or changed in their representation so that they do not portray a recognizable person, object, thing, etc.; may reference an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object. For the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances, prefer "abstraction." For 20th-century art styles that were a reaction against the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature, use "Abstract (fine arts style)."
• blue
• brown
• landscapes - Broadly used to describe portions of the earth's surface that share common repeating characteristics that can be comprehended at a glance. Landscapes are more than scenery or political units; they are systems of natural and cultural contexts. If possible use a more specific term.

• BLUE Experience (2-D works) , 1/23/2015 - 6/10/2015

Drawings