• Additional view of object
Mar 16, 2006

Jupiter IV

Jupiter IV

1974

Al Held

(American, 1928–2005)

America, 20th century

Acrylic on canvas

Unframed: 152.4 x 152.4 cm (60 x 60 in.)

Purchased with a grant from the NEA and matched by gifts from members of The Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art 1976.101

© Al Held Foundation, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Before enlisting in the United States Navy in 1945, Held claimed to have been expelled from high school in the Bronx.

Description

From 1969 to 1978 Held investigated in large, stark paintings like Jupiter IV spatial conundrums by suggesting volume and depth. Over a flat, white surface he superimposed bold, black lines of varying thickness to render interlocking cubes, flowing circular forms, and other threedimensional shapes, providing a complex symphony of continuous geometrical forms floating in infinite space.

See also
Collection: 
CONTEMP - Painting
Department: 
Contemporary Art
Type of artwork: 
Painting
Medium: 
Acrylic on canvas
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Purchased with a grant from the NEA and matched by gifts from members of The Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art

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