Artwork copyright Fred Sodt. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Fred Sodt. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Saxophone Quartet, 1984

Fred Sodt
American (born 1949)

Location: Brewster High School, Brewster

About the Artwork

Saxophone Quartet is a painting by artist Fred Sodt. It features richly contrasting colors and layered images of a saxophone. He composed the overlapping images to "give a visual sensation that would be the equivalent to the sensation of listening to music." He painted from direct observation, arranging brightly colored paper around the saxophone to create colored reflections.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Brewster School District.

About the Artist

Sodt received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University in Bellingham (Northwestern Washington) and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Central Washington University in Ellensburg. He has taught art at Skagit Valley College, Whatcom Community College, and other institutions around Washington State.