Two Part Blue

Gene Davis, Two Part Blue, ca. 1964, magna on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2005.19.3
Gene Davis, Two Part Blue, ca. 1964, magna on canvas, 95 12111 12 in. (242.6283.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2005.19.3

Artwork Details

Title
Two Part Blue
Artist
Date
ca. 1964
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
95 12111 12 in. (242.6283.2 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis
Mediums
Mediums Description
magna on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
2005.19.3

Artwork Description

Davis achieved a machine-like hard edge with masking tape. Even though he rejected visible brushwork for a flat application of color, he still allowed for imperfections--like the slight seepage of paint between stripes and some evidence of his hand. In later works produced in the 1970s, he began to paint freehand, brushing paint along pencil lines.

Gene Davis: Hot Beat, 2016

Works by this artist (5 items)

John Alexander, The Cake Walk, 1985, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.11.1
The Cake Walk
Date1985
oil on canvas
Not on view
Welcome to My World
Date1982
watercolor and gouache on heavy off-white paper
Not on view
John Alexander, Conversations with a Spider, 1980, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art ( Museum purchase, William A. Clark Fund), 2020.20.5
Conversations with a Spider
Date1980
oil on canvas
Not on view
John Alexander, Living Your Life in a Goldfish Bowl, 1985, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of United Stationers, Inc., 1995.70.1
Living Your Life in a Goldfish Bowl
Date1985
oil on canvas
Not on view

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Date2001
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Not on view
Gregory Amenoff, Swale, 2007, oil on panel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.12.2, © 2007, Gregory Amenoff
Swale
Date2007
oil on panel
Not on view