"The assertive flatness of the implacable field of red is emphasized by the linear vertical 'zips'. Rather than functioning as 'drawing' within space, these reinforce and delimit the space as a whole. White 'zips' in Newman's works also evoke...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Abstract paintings; Abstract works; Colors; Mental states; Spiritual life; Paradise; End of the world; Prophecy; Biblical events; Animals; Horses; Horseback riding; Riding; Sitting
Excerpts from catalog entry, p.344: Öl auf Leinwand, 97.5 x 131.2 cm; Bez. u.r.: Kandinsky 1910; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Die große Endfassung der Komposition II, 1910, 200 x 275 cm (im Zweiten Weltkrieg zerstört) wurde auf...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Abstract paintings; Abstract works; Collages; Colors; Men; Musicians; Entertainers; Monks; People associated with religion; People associated with entertainment & sports; Music ensembles; Performances; Music; Guitars;...
"Synthetic Cubism marked a return to bright color. Whereas Analytic Cubism fragmented objects into abstract geometric forms, Synthetic Cubism arranged flat shapes of color to form objects. Picasso's Three Musicians - a clarinetist on the left,...
“A reconstruction of the three figures […], based on fragments of sixth-century sculptures found on the Acropolis. […] Although it is known that these figures would have been painted, no trace of the colouring [coloring] remains.” (combined...
