1-33

1962

Morris Louis

Associated Names
Morris Louis

Painter, American, 1912 - 1962

In this painting, vertical lines of varying color and thickness have been painted on the center-left side of a light-colored canvas. The stripes are deep blue-green, brown, vivid orange, dark blue, bright yellow, dark red, light green, purple, and dark green. These stripes have been painted next to one another with no space in between. They stretch in straight lines from the bottom of the canvas almost to the top, with a small gap in between. Blank, off-white canvas is visible on either side of this group of lines, with more space on the left than on the right. The lines are mostly straight, although there are some small areas of imperfection where the colors slightly overlap or blend together.
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On View

East Building Upper Level, Gallery E407

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    acrylic on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine

  • Dimensions

    overall: 210.7 x 137.2 cm (82 15/16 x 54 in.)
    framed: 214.6 x 141 cm (84 1/2 x 55 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.64.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kasmin Limited, London); sold 1966 to Burton G. [1902-1991] and Emily Hall [1908-1987] Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut;[1] gift 1976 to NGA.
[1] Memo to the file, 30 April 1982, from NGA staff member Trinkett Clark, recording information given to her by Mrs. Tremaine. Two labels from the painting's stretcher, also in NGA curatorial files, include the dealer's name.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • Morris Louis NGA/Getty Research Project, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2012, no catalogue.

Bibliography

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 195, repro.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 229, repro.

2001

  • Housley, Kathleen L. Emily Hall Tremaine: Collector on the Cusp. Meriden, Connecticut, 2001: 188, 239.

Inscriptions

lower edge reverse, along the raw sienna stripe: M Louis

Wikidata ID

Q20195667

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