Henri Matisse
“Dance” 1909
Oil on Canvas
Very flat, cool background with warm figures in foreground. Very little detail through shading and figures are abstracted. Shallow space.
Henri Matisse
“Music (sketch)” 1907
Oil and charcoal on canvas
Fairly shallow space, but you get a sense of a little depth because of the green horizon line in the background and the smaller scale of figures in the background. Warm figures in foreground on cool background.
Max Ernst
“Napoleon in the Wilderness” 1941
Oil on Canvas
Deep space, warm figures in foreground on cool background. Foreground is much bolder and more saturate than the background which is cooler and softer. Space looks much deeper because of horizon line.
Dorothea Tanning
“On time off time” 1948
Oil on canvas
Sense of perspective and space is convoluted because there are multiple spaces within the painting. Space seeps fairly shallow because the horizon line is farther up on the canvas, but the window looks into a different space that feels much deeper-it’s also the only cool area on the canvas.
Giorgio de Chirico
“The Evil Genius of a King” 1914-15
Oil on canvas
Very dramatic perspective with bold warm colors in foreground.
Georgio de Chirico
“The Anxious Journey” 1913
Oil on Canvas
Giorgio de Chirico
“The Serenity of the Scholar” 1914
Oil and charcoal on canvas
Richard Lindner
“Checkmate” 1966
Cut-and-pasted papers, watercolor, pencil, crayon, and ink on paper
Faith Ringgold
“American People Series #20: Die” 1967
Oil on canvas, two panels
Stuart Davis
“Egg Beater, V” 1930
Oil on canvas