Arthur Dove's painting "Car in Garage" can be a bit of a head-scratcher. The abstract artist breaks his subject into simple components. On this week's Culture Desk, curator Marina Pacini tells us why this painting is an important part of the Brooks Museum's permanent collection.
Car in Garage, 1934
Artist: Arthur Dove , American, 1880-1946
Medium: Oil on canvas
Painting: 12 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (31.1 x 35.9 cm)
Frame: 22 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (58.1 x 63.2 cm)
Credit Line: Eugenia Buxton Whitnel Funds
Object Number: 76.12
Copyright: © Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy Terry Dintenfass, Inc.
