The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Delta Lambda

Delta Lambda

1961
(American, 1912–1962)
America, 20th century
acrylic on canvas
Unframed: 260.4 x 449.6 cm (102 1/2 x 177 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund 1992.365
© Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Rights Administered by Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, All Rights Reserved.
Location: 227 Abstract Expressionism

Did You Know?

This painting is part of Morris Louis's Unfurled series, 1960–61.

Description

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.
  • Estate of the artist
    ?–1992
    Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1992–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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