Veil series
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The Veil series is a group of large abstract Color Field paintings by Morris Louis, characterized by translucent, cascading washes of color that helped define postwar American abstraction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Color Field painting series
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abstract art series ⓘ series of paintings ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
associated with Washington Color School
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helped define Color Field painting ⓘ important in development of postwar American abstraction ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | abstract ⓘ |
| artMarketStatus | highly valued in contemporary art market ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York art scene of the 1950s ⓘ |
| canvasOrientation | vertical format ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic |
layered translucent hues
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vertical flowing bands of color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Morris Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Morris Louis Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| definingCharacteristic |
absence of recognizable subject matter
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all-over composition ⓘ emphasis on color as primary subject ⓘ large scale ⓘ |
| genre | postwar American abstraction ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual Veil paintings ⓘ |
| inception |
1954
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1955 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abstract Expressionism
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Helen Frankenthaler’s stain painting ⓘ |
| locationOfExhibition | major American museums ⓘ |
| medium | acrylic paint on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Color Field painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cascading bands of color
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stained canvas technique ⓘ translucent washes of color ⓘ |
| partOf | Morris Louis’s mature work NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | post–World War II art ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| relatedWorkSeries |
Stripe paintings by Morris Louis
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Unfurled series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| support | unprimed cotton canvas ⓘ |
| surfaceCharacteristic |
flat picture plane
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lack of visible brushwork ⓘ |
| technique |
pouring thinned paint onto unprimed canvas
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staining unprimed canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
exploration of pure color
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interaction of overlapping color fields ⓘ |
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