Untitled

Details

THORNTON DIAL (1928-2016)
Untitled
initialed TD on reverse
mixed media including wire, gloves, cloth and Splash Zone compound on canvas
64 x 66 in.
Executed in 1993.

Provenance

Arnett Artists, Atlanta (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above in early 2000s

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Lot Essay

Coming of age amidst the most consequential episodes in twentieth-century African American history made Dial and his work inseparable from the strengths, suffering and experiences he witnessed and which his art depicts. Here, Dial creates a dark, textured surface mimicking scorched earth, barren of any signs of prosperity. The outstretched glove-clad arm, flanked by two smaller figures, reads as a gesture of power and emergence from the bleak landscape.

With thanks to The Fine Art Group for their collaboration on Things Grow in the United States: Works from the Collection of Jane Fonda.

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