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Red Oval by Gene Davis

Red Oval

Gene Davis · 1952

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DETAILS
Artist
Gene Davis
Date
1952
Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Culture
United States
ART MOVEMENTS
Color Field paintingHard-edge painting
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THE ARTIST

Gene Davis

Gene Davis, a central figure in the Washington Color School, transformed the simple vertical stripe into a vibrant exploration of color and rhythm.

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EXPLORE THE MOVEMENT

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Beyond Davis and Color Field painting: works from the same years, and from the other movements Red Oval belongs to.

Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Same movement · Hard-edge painting Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Piet Mondrian · 1921 · Art Institute of Chicago Greyed Rainbow Same era · 1930s–1960s Greyed Rainbow Jackson Pollock · 1953 · Art Institute of Chicago Sun Spot Same era · 1930s–1960s Sun Spot Yayoi Kusama · 1953 · Art Institute of Chicago Deux personnages Same era · 1930s–1960s Deux personnages Pierre Alechinsky · 1950 Impregnazione Same era · 1930s–1960s Impregnazione Piero Manzoni · 1958 Alka Seltzer Same era · 1930s–1960s Alka Seltzer Roy Lichtenstein · 1966 · Art Institute of Chicago Red No. 2 Same era · 1930s–1960s Red No. 2 Sam Francis · 1954 · Art Institute of Chicago The Jester Same era · 1930s–1960s The Jester Philip Evergood · 1950 · Whitney Museum of American Art
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