Relic

1969

American, 1924 - 2010

Noland's work was highly rigorous, calling the viewer's attention to the internal and external rules governing a painting's presence. Here, that involves calling attention to the edges of the canvas, as well as its simultaneously full and empty center. He disposed of brushstrokes, favoring a staining technique that distanced him from the expressive residue of his predecessors, and was a pioneer in what has been called Color Field painting.

Acrylic on canvas

36 x 85 in.

Bequest of Margery S. Friedlander

2005.134

Provenance: Bequest of Margery S. Friedlander 2005

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modernism and Craft, Part 1, March 16, 2013 - March 16, 2014

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