Catalogue
- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 48 x 60" (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Giorgio Cavallon
Artist
Painting
Giorgio Cavallon was an American abstract painter who emerged as a significant figure in postwar color field painting. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he developed a refined approach to chromatic composition, layering translucent washes of color to create luminous, non-representational fields. His work engaged with the formal investigations of his peers in the New York school while maintaining a distinctive emphasis on delicate tonal modulation and spatial ambiguity.
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Unused preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings
1967 · Crayon on acetate
Preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings
1967 · Crayon on acetate
Untitled from American Abstract Artists
1937 · One from a portfolio of thirty-one lithographs
Record
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- Giorgio Cavallon
- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 48 x 60" (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1954-M069338
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified