Relic
Date1969
Maker
Kenneth Noland
American, 1924 - 2010
Label TextNoland'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.
Object number2005.134
ProvenanceBequest of Margery S. Friedlander 2005
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modernism and Craft, Part 1, March 16, 2013 - March 16, 2014Credit LineBequest of Margery S. Friedlander
Dimensions36 x 85 in.
MediumAcrylic on canvas