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Abstract painting of a dark sun above banded yellow, orange and red sky, framed by wavy olive green, blue and brown hills.

Sun

An abstract painting in wax emulsion on canvas showing a dark brown sun set within a sky of yellow, orange and red bands. Wavy, organic shapes in olive green, blue and brown form hills and a rolling landscape, with a pale yellow ring at the lower edge.

Artist
Arthur Dove
Date
1943
Medium
wax emulsion on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2222 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1943).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Sol de Arthur Dove, 1943

Una pintura abstracta en emulsión de cera sobre lienzo que muestra un sol marrón oscuro dentro de un cielo de franjas amarillas, naranjas y rojas. Formas ondulantes y orgánicas en verde oliva, azul y marrón forman colinas y un paisaje ondulado, con un anillo amarillo pálido en el borde inferior.

Português: Sol de Arthur Dove, 1943

Uma pintura abstrata em emulsão de cera sobre tela que mostra um sol marrom escuro em um céu de faixas amarelas, laranjas e vermelhas. Formas ondulantes e orgânicas em verde-oliva, azul e marrom formam colinas e uma paisagem sinuosa, com um anel amarelo claro na borda inferior.