Unlocked
1966
Artist, American, born Soviet Union (now Ukraine), 1922 - 2007

Artwork overview
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Medium
water-miscible acrylic on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 356.8 x 48.2 cm (140 1/2 x 19 in.)
framed: 359.5 x 50.8 cm (141 9/16 x 20 in.) -
Accession
1978.39.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(André Emmerich Gallery, New York); purchased 1967 by Robert B. [1911/1912-1983] and Mercedes H. Eichholz [1917-2003], Washington, D.C.;[1] gift 1978 to NGA.
[1] Per 13 March 1978 letter from Robert Eichholz to André Emmerich, in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1966
United States Exhibition: Helen Frankenthaler, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Jules Olitski, 33rd International Biennial Exhibition of Art, Venice; National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C., 1966-1967, unnumbered catalogue.
1967
Jules Olitski: Paintings 1963-1967, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Pasadena Art Museum; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1967, no. 38.
1973
Jules Olitski, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1973, no. 32.
2012
Revelation: Major Paintings of Jules Olitski, American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington; Naples Museum of Art, Florida, 2012-2013, not in catalogue (shown only in Washington).
2014
Make it New: Abstract Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, 1950-1975, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, 2014, no. 11, repro.
Bibliography
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 203, repro.
1989
Strick, Jeremy. Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture: Selections for the Tenth Anniversary of the East Building. Washington, D.C., 1989: repro. 108, 109.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 253, repro.
Inscriptions
on reverse: unlocked / Jules / Olitski / Acrylic / Polymer / Water / base; on reverse: Jules / Olitski; on stretcher: Painted / 1966 / J.O.
Wikidata ID
Q20196669