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The Spirits That Lend Strength Are Invisible XXXXI
Image provided by gallery - not for public use
Image provided by gallery - not for public use

The Spirits That Lend Strength Are Invisible XXXXI

Date2024
MediumPeruvian pigments, poly-chiffon, resin, and acrylic
DimensionsOverall: 96 × 72 inches (243.84 × 182.88 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number2025.3
SignedSigned on verso, left edge: "C. Watts 2024"
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionThis vertically oriented composition is an abstract array of warm colors. In the top left corner, deep crimson reds and forest greens swirl and meet a fiery, bright orange in the center. The top right corner is forest green again with a touch of orange and yellow. The lower portion of the composition is dominated by a golden yellow, with soft swirls of green and a few spots of bright orange.Exhibition History

Chris Watts: Integration. Galerie Lelong, New York, NY. April 4–May 4, 2024.

Provenance

Purchased from the artist through Galerie Lelon & Co. (New York, NY) by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

Published References

Chris Watts: Integration. Galerie Lelong, Exhibition PDF. (Galerie Lelong, New York, NY)

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