Norman Lewis American, 1909-1979
Untitled, 1978
Oil on paper
10 x 26 inches
25.4 x 66 cm
25.4 x 66 cm
Signed and dated at lower right: Norman Lewis 4.78
Crafted nigh on the culmination of Lewis’ Seachange series, Untitled, 1978 is one of the most beautiful and gentle works of the series. The rolling waves of iridescent blue pigment...
Crafted nigh on the culmination of Lewis’ Seachange series, Untitled, 1978 is one of the most beautiful and gentle works of the series. The rolling waves of iridescent blue pigment are silhouetted against the dark sky of striking green. The composition seems to suggest the flattening of waves and Lewis’ return to the theme of beauty. The long panoramic format of the present work is unusual and striking drawing the viewers’ attention to the rhythmic pattern of repeating rolling waves.
Provenance
The artist;[Bill Hodges Gallery, New York]; to
Elisha Hawkins Collection of African-American and African Art, until 2021
Exhibitions
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis, November 12, 2015-April 3, 2016Literature
Ruth Fine, Procession: The Art of Norman Lewis, Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015, p. 99, illus. fig. 58
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