The Substance of Natural Things is One
Date1990
Artist
Thomas Chimes
(American painter, 1921–2009)
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions28 × 29 5/8 in. (71.1 × 75.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Betsy Z. Cohen, 2007
Object number2007-41
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextFor more than 50 years, Thomas Chimes produced mysterious paintings and sculptures in his Philadelphia studios. This painting is one of a series based on a photograph of his idol, Alfred Jarry (1873–1907), an iconoclastic French playwright and novelist.
