Beth Chaf

1959

Morris Louis

Associated Names
Morris Louis

Painter, American, 1912 - 1962

This painting shows vertical, elongated bands of color flowing upward. The soft, wide lines blend and overlap in shades of pink, orange, red, brown, and teal. The colors create a triangular shape, narrower at the bottom and wider at the top, although the bottom is flat and not pointed. On either side of them and at the very top of the painting, off-white paper is visible.”
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist [1912-1962], Washington, D.C.; by inheritance to his widow, Marcella Louis Brenner [1912-2007], Chevy Chase, Maryland; sold 8 April 1994 through (Andre Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York) to Dennis and Gisela Alter, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania; gift (partial and promised) 1994 to NGA; gift completed 2020.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • Morris Louis, Hayward Gallery, London; Stadtische Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1974-1975, no. 12, repro. (shown only in London).

1977

  • Morris Louis: The Veil Cycle, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Denver Art Museum; Fort Worth Art Museum; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977-1978, no. 21, repro.

1986

  • Morris Louis, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Fort Worth Art Museum; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 1986-1987, 112, color repro. and cover.

2006

  • Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited, High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 2006-2008, no. 10, repro.

Bibliography

1985

  • Upright, Diane. Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, A Catalogue Raisonné. New York, 1985: 18, no. 182, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20195229

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