The Village Up High
Date1939
Artist
Raymond Breinin
(American painter, 1910–2000)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions18 1/8 × 29 1/8 in. (46 × 74 cm)
frame: 26 3/8 × 37 1/4 in. (67 × 94.6 cm)
frame: 26 3/8 × 37 1/4 in. (67 × 94.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of John L. Sexton, 1955
Object number1955-2
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis painting was purchased from Breinin's first solo exhibition at the Downtown Gallery in New York. The eerie landscape, suffused with mystery and foreboding, is typical of his work at the time.