Ambi II

1959

Morris Louis

Associated Names
Morris Louis

Painter, American, 1912 - 1962

This painting shows a series of vertically oriented shapes and lines. The shapes at the top appear to blend and cascade downwards in colors including reds, oranges, purples, blues, pinks and greens. Below this cascade are dark, thin, spiky shapes stretching upward from the bottom of the painting. These shapes are all black, although some of the color from the higher shapes seem to drip down over them. Between the upper and lower shapes is an off-white middle section.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1912-1962]; his estate; purchased November 1988 through (Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York) by Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts; purchased 11 November 1998 through (Robert Miller Gallery, New York) by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Morris Louis, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, Sakura City, 2008, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1985

  • Upright, Diane. Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1985: 155, 213, no. 252.

Wikidata ID

Q20195206

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