Wall of Light 4.84

1984

Sean Scully

Associated Names
Sean Scully

Artist, American, born Ireland, 1945

The image displays a composition of rectangular shapes organized in a grid-like pattern. The rectangles are filled with dark colors like black, brown, deep rust, and some sections of blue. The artwork resembles a wall made of bricks, each rectangle simulating a painted brick. The arrangement forms a patchwork effect, highlighting the contrast between the dark shades and the blue accents.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jane P. Watkins

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.9 x 29.7 cm (9 x 11 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.95.4

  • Copyright

    © Sean Scully, Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jane P. Watkins, Ketchum, ID; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sean Scully: Wall of Light (Mnuchin Gallery), Mnuchin Gallery, New York, 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2017

  • Rajaratnam, Sukanya. Sean Scully, Wall of Light, Exh. cat. Mnuchin Gallery, NY, 2018: 26-27.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite: Sean Scully / WALL OF LIGHT / 4.84; upper right in graphite: 50

Wikidata ID

Q64630673

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