Jules Olitski
GRAPHIC SUITE #1 (WILKIN/LONG 48), 1970
On J. B. Green paper, signed, dated and numbered 2/150 in pencil, published by Waddington Graphics …
One of the original Color Field painters to emerge in the 1950s, Jules Olitski was deeply concerned with the physical properties of paint. In his early career, Olitski depicted abstract shapes with thick, heavily impastoed surfaces, but later took to layering thin films of spraypaint onto his canvases, creating a trademark atmospheric effect. Olitski was always drawn to bright color, experimenting with unusual color harmonies and chromatic shifts. He would eventually return to impasto, experimenting with acrylic paints, binders, and gels that were not previously available.
On J. B. Green paper, signed, dated and numbered 2/150 in pencil, published by Waddington Graphics Limited, London, the full sheet, framed.
Sheet 34 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches; 883 x 654 mm.
One of the original Color Field painters to emerge in the 1950s, Jules Olitski was deeply concerned with the physical properties of paint. In his early career, Olitski depicted abstract shapes with thick, heavily impastoed surfaces, but later took to layering thin films of spraypaint onto his canvases, creating a trademark atmospheric effect. Olitski was always drawn to bright color, experimenting with unusual color harmonies and chromatic shifts. He would eventually return to impasto, experimenting with acrylic paints, binders, and gels that were not previously available.
