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Malcolm Morley

Now Voyager, 1994

Description

Maker

  • Malcolm Morley, 1931 - 2018, English

Title

Now Voyager

Year

1994

Medium

Oil and collage on canvas

Dimensions

124.5 x 172.7 cm (49 x 68 inches)

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Paula and Leonard Granoff

Object Number

2014.104.2

About

Here an ocean liner, a sailboat, and two biplanes—one featuring British insignias, the other the Japanese Rising Sun motif—veer over a beach and a turbulent sea. The image recalls a disturbing memory: the destruction of Morley’s childhood home—and his favorite model boat—in a bombing during World War II. Addressing this
traumatic experience years later, Morley made colorful balsawood model ships and planes, assembled them into still-life scenes, and painted works such as this one. The title refers to a 1942 film starring Bette Davis, about a tumultuous romance that begins on a cruise ship. DJM (on view 06/04/2018-02/02/2020)

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Paula and Leonard Granoff Galleries

Use

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