Madge Tennent
British, naturalized American, 1889-1972
Lei Sellers, 1933
Oil on canvas (laid on panel)
66 ¼ x 48 ¼ "
Tennent Art Foundation Collection
This was Madge Tennent’s first introduction of the cobalt line. This marked a turning point in the development of her distinctive style; she achieved an ethereal intensity with softer hues...
This was Madge Tennent’s first introduction of the cobalt line. This marked a turning point in the development of her distinctive style; she achieved an ethereal intensity with softer hues and blurred, iridescent forms. In these later works, whirling wisps of complementary oils fuse the figures to their floral surroundings, visualizing the resilient bonds Tennent perceived between the body and spirit of Hawai'i.