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Untitled (Tree)

Jean Paul Slusser

Artwork Details

Untitled (Tree)
20th century
Jean Paul Slusser
watercolor on paper
34 1/4 x 28 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (87 x 72.07 x 3.33 cm)
Gift of Rev. Edward and Jan Slusser
2009/1.541

Description

Subject Matter:

This is an outdoor scene showing the fluid outline of a tree trunk and branches contrasted against the angularity of buildings behind it. Jean Paul Slusser was a professor of drawing and painting at the University of Michigan and was appointed the first director of the Museum of Art in 1946.

Physical Description:

This is a watercolor painting in a vertical format painted in tones of blue and green. It shows a large tree, with a black trunk and branches and without any leaves, in front of two houses. The sky is painted in a bright blue.

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