Description
プロスペクト公園はマンハッタンからイースト川を渡り南下したエリアにあり、入り組んだ形をした広大な池を擁した公園であった。マン・レイは高校卒業後の1908年頃から本格的に油彩を描き出し、早朝から高架鉄道で写生に出かけることも多くあった。特に池や貯水池など水辺をテーマにした風景をよく描いていた。本作では右側の岸辺をせり出させ、奥行きを意識させるような構図で、その前後に広がる池の水面を丁寧に描き上げている。
Data source
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026