Mercatale Still Life
Catalogue
- Year
- 1981
- Medium
- Oil and wax on canvas
- Dimensions
- 30 x 40" (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- William Bailey
Artist
Drawing
William Bailey was an American painter known for spare, geometrically ordered still lifes and interior scenes rendered in muted tones and classical compositions. Working primarily in oil, he developed a distinctive approach to form and light that emphasized clarity of structure over decorative surface. His practice, rooted in careful observation and restraint, sustained a commitment to figuration and ordered space throughout the postwar period and beyond.
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Record
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- William Bailey
- Year
- 1981
- Medium
- Oil and wax on canvas
- Dimensions
- 30 x 40" (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1981-M068477
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified