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Untitled

c. 1958

Beauford Delaney

(American, 1901–1979)
Culture
America
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
146.1 x 114.3 cm (57 1/2 x 45 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 2022.92
Copyright
© Estate of Beauford Delaney by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, Court Appointed Administrator; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
227 Abstract Expressionism
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Did You Know?

Delaney was a very good friend and inspirational mentor to writer James Baldwin.

Description

Believing in the power of color to communicate emotions and symbolize ideas, Beauford Delaney loved yellow for its associations of light, healing, and spiritual radiance. In works such as Untitled, he created a sense of happiness and uplift even when his personal circumstances were challenging. Born in the racially segregated southern United States, the artist eventually relocated to Paris during the early 1950s, hoping to live and work more freely as a queer Black man.
Abstract oil painting completely coating the canvas in thick swirls of yellow paint speckled with strokes of red, blue, orange, and green layered into thick, visible splotches of paint.

Untitled

c. 1958

Beauford Delaney

(American, 1901–1979)
America

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