Untitled

Date1961

Maker Robert Moskowitz American, born 1935

Label TextThis is from an important series of paintings Moskowitz made with found window shades, a material that was both recognizable and common, essentially the same as the canvas to which it is attached. The combination, along with the expressionist splatters and near monochrome of the painting, pushes it toward abstraction-yet the image of the shade continually reasserts itself back into one's perception.

Object number83.263

Provenance[Leo Castelli Gallery]; gifted from Leo Castelli to the Seattle Art Museum, December 30, 1983

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, April 2007-May 2009

Credit LineGift of Leo Castelli in honor of the museum's 50th year

Dimensions54 1/8 x 79 1/16 in. (137.4 x 200.8 cm)

MediumOil and collage on canvas