Peeping Wall

Gene Davis, Peeping Wall, 1960, magna on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 1996.104.4
Gene Davis, Peeping Wall, 1960, magna on canvas, 96 x 90 in. (243.8 x 228.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 1996.104.4

Artwork Details

Title
Peeping Wall
Artist
Date
1960
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
96 x 90 in. (243.8 x 228.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis
Mediums Description
magna on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1996.104.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.104.4

Artwork Description

In this early painting, with a simple matrix and only five colors, Davis allows the raw canvas to peek through between washes of magna paint. Intended or not, the gaps generate additional, very slim stripes that create “auras” around the classic bands.

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Works by this artist (338 items)

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Gene Davis, Stripes, 1957, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 1996.104.30
Stripes
Artist
Date1957
oil on canvas
On view
Gene Davis, John Barley Corn, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.37
John Barley Corn
Artist
Not on view
Gene Davis, King Kong, screenprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1977.48.22
King Kong
Artist
screenprint
Not on view
Gene Davis, Graf Zeppelin, n.d., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.36
Graf Zeppelin
Artist
Daten.d.
Not on view