id: 147070
accession number: 1972.89
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.89
updated: 2023-08-23 22:25:31.804000
Untitled, c. 1970. Ray Parker (American, 1922–1990). Oil and acrylic on canvas; unframed: 231.1 x 292.1 cm (91 x 115 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Samuel M. Kootz 1972.89
title: Untitled
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creation date: c. 1970
creation date earliest: 1965
creation date latest: 1975
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creditline: Gift of Samuel M. Kootz
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: oil and acrylic on canvas
department: Contemporary Art
collection: CONTEMP - Painting
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Ray Parker (American, 1922–1990) - artist
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measurements: Unframed: 231.1 x 292.1 cm (91 x 115 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1972
opening date: 1973-02-27T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
title: Contemporary Art and Textiles Collection
opening date: 1984-07-13T04:00:00
Contemporary Art and Textiles Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 13-August 26, 1984).
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Like many other American artists, Ray Parker appreciated jazz. A trumpet player as well as a painter, he claimed that his approach to painting was an improvisational, musical one. Floating over large areas of contrasting color, his dynamic, eccentrically shaped forms activate the composition like sustained tones filling a quiet room. The large scale of Untitled recalls the vast open spaces of South Dakota, where the artist was born, while the bright, bold hues bring to mind the vibrant colorism of Henri Matisse (1869-1954).
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