Still Life No. 3

Marsden Hartley's Still Life No. 3 (1923) is an oil on canvas from his later period. This still life shows Hartley's continued engagement with the genre, the objects arranged on a table rendered with bold, simplified forms and a rich palette. The composition is carefully balanced, the objects solid and substantial. Hartley's still lifes are less well-known than his landscapes but equally accomplished, demonstrating his mastery of form and color.

Hartley's still lifes demonstrate his mastery of form and color, the genre allowing him to explore composition and materiality.

This still life shows Hartley's bold approach to form and color, the simplified objects and rich palette creating a composition of solid presence.