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Framed size: 33 in. (h) × 30 in. (w) x 1 in. (d)
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About the work
Howard Mehring is best known for his hard-edged geometrical color field paintings and screenprints. But he first proved his worth as a painter in abstract expressionist work.
This painting is one of the very few of Mehring’s early works which remain extant.
With layers of both thinned and heavy paint poured and layered on an unprimed canvas, the work is simultaneously bright and dark, ordered and chaotic.
The artist was close friends with fellow Washingtonian artist James F. Hilleary, to whom Mehring gifted numerous works. There came an occasion during which Mehring, with Hilleary in Hilleary’s studio, suddenly picked up a pen and scribbled out his name on all of the canvases he had given Hilleary, convinced that his work was unworthy. Time has proved Mehring wrong.
| Attributes | Value |
|---|---|
| Condition |
Excellent Condition |
| Date | |
| Type |
Paintings, Washington Artists |
| Framing | |
| Medium |
Oil on canvas, Painting |
| Signing, Dating, and Titling |
About product details
Medium:
Oil on Layered and Primed Canvas
Date:
ca. 1955-1960
Signature:
Signed in pen en verso but signature scribbled out by the artist.
Framing:
Framed in its original simple white-painted wood at the time of making.
Condition:
Excellent condition. Paint is exceptionally bright, crisp, smooth, and clear. Cleaned by an exceptionally-skilled conservator, 2018.
Framed Size:
33 in. (h) × 30 in. (w) x 1 in. (d)
Provenance:
The Estate of Washington Color School painter James F. Hilleary, a close friend of the artist, by gift directly from the artist.
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