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Artist Morris Louis (American, 1912 - 1962)

Date1960/1961

MediumAcrylic on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 103 × 174 inches (261.62 × 441.96 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Friends of Art

Object numberF72-23

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DescriptionRoughly symmetrical composition of the "unfurled" series, consisting of three parallel but irregular rivulets of opaque color arranged in banks on both sides of an otherwise empty canvas. On the left, from the top down: yellow, black, blue; and on the right: black, blue, yellow.

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