Contemporary Art
Schwartz Art Collection
Schwartz Art Collection
Marjorie Weiss
(American, born 1946)
On the Chestertown River, 1997
Marjorie Weiss, On the Chestertown River, 1997, acrylic on canvas. 36 x 48 in., Schwartz Art Collection, Harvard Business School
"This painting is intended to be a curious, intriguing story that evokes a feeling of mystery and enigma. The relationship between the partially obscured, almost antic quality of the figure and the dog is tenuous and undefined. A narrative unfolds, yet there is no hint of a beginning or an end. The large scale and position of the dark silhouetted images contrast with the saturated blue and green landscape. They add a sense of drama that is both accessible and inviting, but leaves many questions unanswered."—Marjorie Weiss