Sue McNally

King's Beach

Maker

Sue McNally (American, b. 1967

Title

King's Beach

Year

2007

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Dimensions

162.6 x 137.2 cm (64 x 54 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed on bottom stretcher member (along inside edge): "Kings Beach S. McNally 07"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2008.38

Type

Exhibition History

Nature/Artifice
Contemporary Works from the Collection
Apr 25, 2009 – Feb 28, 2010

Label copy

Sue McNally starts each canvas outdoors in the landscape and then continues painting in her studio, merging representation with subjective impression. King’s Beach, for example, is a recognizable view of one of Newport’s scenic sites, but its clouds, sea, and rock formations are stylized and abstracted into basic geometric forms. The intensely expressionistic palette likewise reveals an intuitive, personal response to what the artist sees.

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Tombstone

Sue McNally (American, b. 1967
Washington, DC)
King's Beach, 2007
Oil on canvas
162.6 x 137.2 cm (64 x 54 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2008.38

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