Accession Number
1975/1.78

Title
Engine of Destruction

Artist(s)
Richard L. Sears

Object Creation Date
1954

Medium & Support
enamel on board

Dimensions
48 in x 27 1/8 in (121.92 cm x 68.9 cm);48 in x 27 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in (121.92 cm x 68.9 cm x 4.45 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Jean Paul Slusser

Subject matter
Sears, an artist and art instructor, often painted abstracted scenes of nature. This may represent an urban environment. He taught drawing and painting at the University of California and the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and then at the University of Michigan from 1953-1989. In his retirement, Sears moved to Maine and focused on his art.

Physical Description
This abstract painting includes long vertical shapes divided by black outlines with visible brush strokes. The other colors in the painting are shades of blue, white, tan, and red.

Primary Object Classification
Painting

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
abstraction
brush strokes
modern and contemporary art
paintings (visual works)