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Robert Smithson: Katalog over de 4 mest kjente maleriene

Oppdatert November 2026 · rangert etter vår popularitetsscore (søk, besøk og bestillinger for hvert verk) · 6 verk av Robert Smithson i vår katalog

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Non Site - Site Uncertain er registrert som det mest kjente maleriet til Robert Smithson; det er i Detroit Institute of Arts sin samling i Detroit. Three-Sided Vortex (1966) og Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) (1967) innehar andre- og tredjeplassen. Av de 6 verkene til Robert Smithson som er registrert i katalogen, er de 4 mest kjente oppført nedenfor, hver med dato, museum og en beskrivelse av verket.

1938 – 1973, Passaic Flest verk: Detroit Institute of Arts
Non Site - Site Uncertain av Robert Smithson1. Non Site - Site Uncertain Three-Sided Vortex (1966) av Robert Smithson2. Three-Sided Vortex 1966 Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) (1967) av Robert Smithson3. Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) 1967

Nr. 1 til 10: de mest kjente maleriene til Robert Smithson

Robert Smithson: innehavere av museer

De 2 museene som innehar flest av maleriene på denne siden.

Museum By Verker av Robert Smithson Malerier fra denne listen
Detroit Institute of Arts, DetroitDetroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1 Non Site - Site Uncertain
Chrysler Museum of Art, NorfolkChrysler Museum of Art Norfolk 1 Three-Sided Vortex

Årgangsindeks: de viktigste maleriene til Robert Smithson

Robert Smithson: 5 år med daterte verk på denne siden, fra 1966 til 1970, dokumentert år for år.

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Hva er det mest kjente verket til Robert Smithson?Vis svaret

Non Site - Site Uncertain, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit. De følgende oppføringene er Three-Sided Vortex (1966) og Ruin of Map of Hipparchus (100 B.C.) in Oswego Lake Quadrangle (1954 55) (1967).

Hvor mange verk av Robert Smithson er registrert i katalogen?Vis svaret

Katalogen inneholder 6 verk av Robert Smithson, datert mellom 1966 og 1970.

Hvor befinner de viktigste verkene til Robert Smithson seg?Vis svaret

Hovedsakelig i Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit) og Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk). Tabellen over viser den fullstendige fordelingen.

Hva er de tidligste og nyeste mest kjente verkene til Robert Smithson?Vis svaret

Det eldste verket som er oppført her er fra Three-Sided Vortex (1966); det nyeste er fra Torn Photograph from the 2nd Stop (Rubble) (2nd Mountain of Six Stops on a Section) from Artists Photographs (1970).

Biografi om Robert Smithson

Early Life and Artistic Beginnings

  • Born: January 2, 1938, in Passaic, New Jersey
  • Early years spent in Rutherford and Clifton, New Jersey
  • Studied painting and drawing at the Art Students League of New York (1955-1956)
  • Early artwork explored collage influenced by homoerotic themes, science fiction, and pop art. Primarily identified as a painter during this period.
  • Influenced by William Carlos Williams, who was his pediatrician.

The Shift to Minimalism and Conceptual Art

  • After a three-year break from the art world, emerged in 1964 as a proponent of the minimalist movement.
  • Abandoned figurative work, focusing on glass sheet and neon lighting tubes exploring visual refraction and mirroring.
  • Developed interest in entropy (the second law of thermodynamics) – decay, renewal, chaos, order, non-sites, and earthworks. Saw entropy not as a disadvantage but as a form of transformation.
  • Associated with minimalist artists like Nancy Holt (his wife), Robert Morris, and Sol LeWitt.
  • Became a critic for *Arts Magazine* and *Artforum*, gaining recognition as a writer before his art.

Land Art and Earthworks: Spiral Jetty and Beyond

  • Fascination with industrial areas in New Jersey led to the development of "Non-Sites" – sculptures incorporating earth and rocks from specific locations, often combined with mirrors or glass.
  • Spiral Jetty (1970): His most famous work, a massive coil of basalt rock extending into the Great Salt Lake in Utah. A key example of land art, exploring themes of entropy, time, and geological processes.
  • Explored temporary sculptures using mirrors in the Yucatan Peninsula, documented in "Incidents of Mirror-Travel in the Yucatan."
  • Recovered 18th- and 19th-century conceptions of landscape architecture, influencing his later earthwork explorations.

Theoretical Writings and Landscape Perspectives

  • Wrote extensively on art theory, including "A Heap of Language," exploring how writing could become an artwork.
  • Examined Frederick Law Olmsted's design for Central Park in New York City, recovering issues of site specificity, human intervention, and the picturesque landscape.
  • His writings demonstrate a deep engagement with history, philosophy, geology, and cultural theory.

Legacy and Historical Significance

  • Died: July 20, 1973, in Tucson, Arizona (due to a heart attack while hiking).
  • Considered a pivotal figure in Land Art and Earthworks movements.
  • His work expanded the definition of art, blurring boundaries between sculpture, landscape, and natural processes.
  • Influenced generations of artists with his conceptual approach, exploration of entropy, and engagement with geological time scales.
  • The Holt/Smithson Foundation continues to preserve and promote his legacy.
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