Untitled

Series TitleMan of Color

Artist Harold David Smith (American, born 1962)

Date2019

MediumAcrylic on stretched canvas

DimensionsUnframed: 40 1/8 × 30 × 1 3/8 inches (101.92 × 76.2 × 3.49 cm)
Framed: 48 1/4 × 29 × 1 1/2 inches (122.56 × 73.66 × 3.81 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation acquired in recognition of Bill Gautreaux, Chairman of the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City 2018-2020

Object number2021.11

InscribedIncised into the paint on the lower right: “HSmith’19”

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DescriptionThis vertically oriented painting is composed of a broad strokes of acrylic paint that have been applied to the canvas with a palette knife, rather than a brush. In some areas the red, blue, lilac, fuchsia, brown, white, black, and tan strokes are laid down next to each other and in other places (especially near the center of the lower third of the painting) they mix and blend. Together, the strokes create a human face that nearly fills the canvas. This face, made more recognizable by eyes near the top quarter of the canvas, is set against a deep purple background.Provenance

Provenance

Purchased from Harold David Smith by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2021.

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