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The Fruit Stand, Coney Island
Oil on canvas
Framed: 34 in x 40 in x 4 in
Sight: 25 in x 31 1/4 in
NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale; acquired by exchange through the gift of Mrs. Donald C. Ozmun
2002.12
Even though, Fruit Stand, Coney Island was done around the same time as Outside the Guttenberg Race Track , the handling of pace is totally different. In the race track picture, Glackens employs a “medieval like” semi tilted vantage point. The viewer gets the notion that the artist is standing on elevated ground, at the same height as the large wooden faces him; therefore, looking down on most of the scene in front of him. This unconventional approach can be traced back to French Impressionist master Camille Pissarro (1830 – 1903) with whose work he became familiar while visiting Paris with Robert Henri, in 1895-6.
On the other hand, the beach scene favors a low relief approach reminiscent of ancient Roman friezes. The figures seem to be standing on a narrow stage with limited breathing space. Regarding the artist’s point of view, it is at the same level as that of the beach goers, unceremoniously exiting the water.
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