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Evergood, PhilipThe Modern Era: Formation and Transition

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Love on the Beach

Artwork Facts

Philip Evergood

1901-1973
Love on the Beach
1937
oil on canvas
30 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches
signature lower left
Gift of the Benwood Foundation
1976.3.10
East Wing: Early Abstraction (Gallery 16)

Analysis

Philip Evergood takes a cynical view of love in this painting. The figures are knotted together in manic poses on a trash strewn beach. During the Depression of the 1930s, Evergood included more social commentary on American lifestyles, as seen here.