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Accession number
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1961-0042-0-CA
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Title
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Untitled
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Description
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This abstract, gestural painting consists of thick, impasto handfuls of black paint heaped onto the canvas and smeared, in sweeping, winding strokes, over a background covered in patchy daubs of black and white paint. Thin, parallel lines and grooves are etched into the medium using the artist's fingers, creating a sculptural painterly surface. Trace amounts of red and blue paint are mixed into the black.
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Inscriptions
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Signed and dated "1961".
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Dimensions with frame
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N/A
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Condition
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Discolouration; white paint appears yellow. Craquelure (may be part of the work). Paint flaking and peeling off the canvas; handle with care. Canvas appears to have been remounted by the artist (see left edge). Holes along the edges of the canvas, where it has been nailed into the stretcher. Tears at the corners. A long vertical tear measuring approximately 7 cm along the left edge. Insect droppings. Dust and dirt. Buckling and sagging. A strip of torn canvas hanging at the bottom left corner.
