Delta Lambda

1961
(American, 1912–1962)
Unframed: 260.4 x 449.6 cm (102 1/2 x 177 in.)
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This painting is part of Morris Louis's Unfurled series, 1960–61.

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In this painting, asymmetrical streams of vibrant, painted lines border a vast plain of raw canvas. An artist finely attuned to color, Morris Louis drew his palette from intimate studies of the Post-Impressionists. Created at a time when much attention was given to the meaning and function of painting as a medium, the artist's relegation of painted lines to the edges of the canvas, and central focus on untouched canvas, was a bold statement in contemporary art.
Delta Lambda

Delta Lambda

1961

Morris Louis

(American, 1912–1962)
America, 20th century

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