Landline Tappan
Artist
Sean Scully
(American, born Ireland, 1945)
Date2015
MediumOil on aluminum
DimensionsOverall: 118 1/8 × 74 13/16 inches (299.97 × 189.99 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of Sean Scully, Dr. Luther Brady in honor of Lee Lyon and the William T. Kemper Foundation–Commerce Bank, Trustee
Object number2017.46
SignedVerso in block marker: "LANDLINE / TAPPEN / Sean Scully / 2015"
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DescriptionThis vertically oriented painting is composed of five horizontal bands of color stacked from top to bottom: rusty red, orange, red, black, and green. The artist has applied the paint using broad brushstrokes in a gestural manner. The delineations between the bands of color are loose and painterly rather than hardedge.Exhibition HistoryNone
"Abstraction is the spiritual art of our time." —Sean Scully
In Landline Tappan, Sean Scully created broad stripes that are "stacked in horizon lines endlessly beginning and ending." Layering and mixing hues as he worked, Scully sought the right color during the actual painting process. Here, his brushstrokes are free and loose, large ribbons extending from one edge to the other. Through this use of color and repeated bands, Scully seeks to convey a kind of deep, expressive emotion and recall a meditative state.
Collection of the artist;
Purchased from the artist by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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Copyright© Sean Scully / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / IVARO, Ireland
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