Beta
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- Acrylic resin on canvas
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 102 3/8 x 144 in. (260 x 365.8 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Marcella Brenner Revocable Trust
- Rights
- © 1962 Morris Louis / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Object Number
- 149:2011
NOTES
Curving rivulets of color frame a wide expanse of white unprimed canvas. Morris Louis poured acrylic paint directly onto the surface from the sides, allowing it to run off the bottom edge. Louis achieved these pastel tones by diluting his paint with large amounts of turpentine. “Beta” is one of the first paintings in his “Unfurled” series, which Louis considered his most significant artistic achievement.
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