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Balance of Consequence

Christine Neill

Balance of Consequence

2006

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Balance of Consequence

Christine Neill

Balance of Consequence

Christine Neill

Balance of Consequence

2006

Physical Qualities Watercolor over graphite on paper, Sheet: 762 x 559 mm. (30 x 22 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Judith Tobin and Jeffrey Lindemuth, Baltimore
Object Number 2013.103
Christine Neill has made the natural world the subject of her work for many years. After collecting plants, rocks, or other specimens, Neill undertakes an intensive period of close looking and research before embarking on the creation of her large-scale watercolors. In Balance of Consequence, Neil uses the white of the paper to draw attention to the silhouettes of individual rocks, addressing a more contemplative notion of stability. The precarious balance of her geological subjects also hints at the control and technical dexterity required by the watercolor medium. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, Neill moved to Baltimore in 1969 to study under Grace Hartigan at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she earned her MFA in 1971. She has taught at the Maryland Institute since 1981.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2013; Judith Tobin and Jeffrey Lindemuth, Baltimore (purchased from Goya as a gift to the The Baltimore Museum of Art)
New Arrivals: Maryland Artists
New Arrivals: Gifts of Art for a New Century
Christine Neill, "Metaphors of Light and Night," Baltimore: Goya Contemporary Gallery, 2015, p. 66.

Inscribed: lower right in graphite: "Neill"; across bottom verso in graphite: "Neill, Balance of Consequence, 2007 Watercolor 30" x 22""

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Christine Neill

1946–2000

American, born 1947
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