Caprice I

ClassificationsPaintings-watercolors

Artist Robert E. Wood (American, 1926 - 1999)

Date1963

Place DepictedCalifornia, United States, North America

Made AtCalifornia, United States, North America

MediumWatercolor on paper

DimensionsApproximately: 22 × 29 7/8 in. (55.9 × 75.9 cm)
Framed: 33 1/8 × 40 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (84.1 × 102.9 × 2.9 cm)

Credit LineAnn and Bill Cullen Memorial Collection

Object number2018.6.45

DescriptionRobert E. Wood came on the painting scene later than many of the other painters in the Ann Cullen Collection. As a result, his paintings are more tempered by Surrealism and other Modern movements of the 20th Century. His works tended to strike a good balance between being representational and including abstracted elements. Caprice I is perhaps one of the most abstracted works he created. Disjointed and connected elements appear to all be stitched together in a complex and alienating patchwork. Even the title, Caprice, reflects the disharmony of the subject matter, as it is defined as an inexplicable and sudden change in mood.

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