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Larry Poons rose to prominence in the 1960s with his optically exciting, often brilliant colored, paintings of circles and ovals on solid backgrounds. These paintings were often categorized as "op," so-called for the optical effect they had on the viewer. By 1966, Poons had moved away from optical art toward looser, more painterly abstract canvases like this one. Poons investigates the viscous, thick, and congested qualities of paint, demonstrating a concern with surface and texture. In a reversal of the process of starting with a canvas of a particular size, Poons instead started with a larger canvas which he would then crop to a particular size and shape when the painting was finished.
Adapted from
- Charles Wylie, DMA unpublished material, Label copy, May 2011.
- Klaus Ottman, "Larry Poons." Oxford Art Online. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T068685?q=larry+poons&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit
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Exhibitions: The Museum is History, 2014; Silence and Time, 2011
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Until 1973: Larry Poons (b. 1937)
1973: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchased through Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York [1]
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The main source for this provenance is the invoice dated March 5, 1973, in the Collections Records object file (1973.7).
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1984.
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General Description
Larry Poons rose to prominence in the 1960s with his optically exciting, often brilliant colored, paintings of circles and ovals on solid backgrounds. These paintings were often categorized as "op," so-called for the optical effect they had on the viewer. By 1966, Poons had moved away from optical art toward looser, more painterly abstract canvases like this one. Poons investigates the viscous, thick, and congested qualities of paint, demonstrating a concern with surface and texture. In a reversal of the process of starting with a canvas of a particular size, Poons instead started with a larger canvas which he would then crop to a particular size and shape when the painting was finished.
Adapted from
- Charles Wylie, DMA unpublished material, Label copy, May 2011.
- Klaus Ottman, "Larry Poons." Oxford Art Online. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T068685?q=larry+poons&search=quick&pos=1&_start=1#firsthit
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Notes
Exhibitions: The Museum is History, 2014; Silence and Time, 2011
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1973: Larry Poons (b. 1937)
1973: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, purchased through Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York [1]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the invoice dated March 5, 1973, in the Collections Records object file (1973.7).
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1984.
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