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, 116219 78 in. (294.6558.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.77

Artwork Details

Title
Raspberry Icicle
Artist
Date
1967
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
116219 78 in. (294.6558.4 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
acrylic on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • 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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