Raspberry Icicle

Gene Davis, Raspberry Icicle, 1967, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.77
Copied Gene Davis, Raspberry Icicle, 1967, acrylic on canvas, 116 x 219 7⁄8 in. (294.6 x 558.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.77

Artwork Details

Title
Raspberry Icicle
Artist
Date
1967
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
116 x 219 7⁄8 in. (294.6 x 558.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1971.77

Artwork Description

The radiant hue of its namesake fruit manages to unify the complexity of color in this work. Davis later said about this mesmerizing canvas: "I was doing big, big work...I equated that with quality, bigness with quality."

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