Details
Morris Louis (1912-1962)
Pillar of Fire
magna on canvas
92 x 47 5/8in. (233.7 x 121cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Pillar of Fire
magna on canvas
92 x 47 5/8in. (233.7 x 121cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, New York.
The Abrams Family Collection, New York.
The Abrams Family Collection, New York.
Literature
"Art Since 1950: America," Artforum, Sept. 1962, p. 30 (illustrated).
"Unfurled Banners," Time, April 1967, pp. 72-73 (illustrated).
J. Coplans, Serial Imagery, Pasadena 1968, p. 72 (illustrated).
M. Fried, Morris Louis, New York 1970, no. 155 (illustrated).
A. Hudson, Ten Washington Artists: 1950-1970, Edmonton 1970, p. 15 (illustrated).
S. Hunter and J. Jacobus, American Art of the Twentieth Century, New York 1972, p. 323 (illustrated).
S. Hunter and J. Jacobus, Modern Art, New York 1976, p. 288 (illustrated).
R. Ayers, "Colour and Motion: Morris Louis," Artscribe, February 1982, pp. 38-46.
D. Upright, Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York 1985, p. 172, no. 431 (illustrated).
J. Elderfield, Morris Louis, New York 1986, p. 79 (illustrated).
"Unfurled Banners," Time, April 1967, pp. 72-73 (illustrated).
J. Coplans, Serial Imagery, Pasadena 1968, p. 72 (illustrated).
M. Fried, Morris Louis, New York 1970, no. 155 (illustrated).
A. Hudson, Ten Washington Artists: 1950-1970, Edmonton 1970, p. 15 (illustrated).
S. Hunter and J. Jacobus, American Art of the Twentieth Century, New York 1972, p. 323 (illustrated).
S. Hunter and J. Jacobus, Modern Art, New York 1976, p. 288 (illustrated).
R. Ayers, "Colour and Motion: Morris Louis," Artscribe, February 1982, pp. 38-46.
D. Upright, Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York 1985, p. 172, no. 431 (illustrated).
J. Elderfield, Morris Louis, New York 1986, p. 79 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Morris Louis, Oct. 1961.
Seattle, World's Fair, Century 21 Exhibition, April-Oct. 1962, no. 38.
Waltham, Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum, 1962.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, and Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Post-Painterly Abstraction, April-Dec. 1964, no. 59.
New York, The Jewish Museum, The Harry N. Abrams Family Collection, June-Sept. 1966, no. 80.
Los Angeles County Museum of Fine Art; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, and St. Louis, City Art Museum, Morris Louis: 1912-1962, Feb.-Aug. 1967, p. 64, no. 43 (illustrated).
Seattle, World's Fair, Century 21 Exhibition, April-Oct. 1962, no. 38.
Waltham, Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum, 1962.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center, and Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Post-Painterly Abstraction, April-Dec. 1964, no. 59.
New York, The Jewish Museum, The Harry N. Abrams Family Collection, June-Sept. 1966, no. 80.
Los Angeles County Museum of Fine Art; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, and St. Louis, City Art Museum, Morris Louis: 1912-1962, Feb.-Aug. 1967, p. 64, no. 43 (illustrated).