Collection

The Permanent Collection

Our permanent collection includes more than 5,350 works, capturing over a century of artistic vitality in Provincetown and on the Outer Cape.

This database offers a window into that rich legacy and our ongoing efforts to showcase contemporary artists working here. More than 2,700 pieces in our collection lack digital images. Our efforts to digitize the rest of our collection are ongoing; to contribute to this critical project to digitize the PAAM collection, please contact James Robertson, Chief Development Officer, by email at jrobertson@paam.org or visit: paam.org/donate/

COLLECTION IN THE COMMUNITY

PAAM regularly loans work from its permanent collection to community organizations and businesses, expanding public access to and appreciation of these important works of art. Works from the collection can currently be seen at Seamen’s Bank (Provincetown, Truro, and Wellfleet locations), Seashore Point in Provincetown, La Tanzi, Spaulding & Landreth LLP offices in Provincetown and Orleans, and David Marshall Datz, PC office in Provincetown and Orleans. To discuss arranging an artwork loan for your business or organization, please contact PAAM Registrar Madeleine Larson (mlarson@paam.org).

The Dunes

Art

Abstract geometric composition with three seagulls

Description

Angele Myrer was an American artist who lived and worked in Massachusetts. She made many white-line woodblock prints, a technique pioneered by a group of female artists working in Provincetown in the early 20th century, known as the Provincetown Printers. Her woodblock print of the dunes is composed of transparent colorful hues, producing a watercolor-like effect. Her other composition of the dunescape is much more geometric and chromatic, with an emphasis on darker tones and rigid lines. Although the abstracted color palette and the indiscernible structure on the right may paint a less recognizable image, the inclusion of the three seagulls recalls the nature of the seascape.

Artist Information

Angèle Myrer

Entry/Object ID

2215.Pa14

Artwork Details

Date made: circa 1948

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions (h x w): 20-1/4 in x 24-1/2 in

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type: Signature

Location: LR

Type: Signature

Location: Frame reverse

Acquisition

Accession: 2215

Credit Line: Gift of Arthur Cohen and Daryl Otte, 2014

Exhibitions

Solitude by the Sea: Selections from the Collection