id:			156770
accession number:	1992.365
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1992.365
updated:		2023-08-23 23:17:36.938000

Delta Lambda, 1961. Morris Louis (American, 1912–1962). Acrylic on canvas; unframed: 260.4 x 449.6 cm (102 1/2 x 177 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund 1992.365 ©  Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Rights Administered by Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, All Rights Reserved.

title:				Delta Lambda
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creation date:			1961
creation date earliest:		1961
creation date latest:		1961
current location:		227 Abstract Expressionism
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund
copyright:			©  Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Rights Administered by Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, All Rights Reserved.

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	acrylic on canvas
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Morris Louis (American, 1912–1962)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 260.4 x 449.6 cm (102 1/2 x 177 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Estate of the artist
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	Mr. and Mrs. Graham Gund, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1992
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1992–
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fun fact:
This painting is part of Morris Louis's <em>Unfurled</em> series, 1960–61.

digital description:
In this painting, asymmetrical streams of vibrant, painted lines border a vast plain of raw canvas. An artist finely attuned to color, Morris Louis drew his palette from intimate studies of the Post-Impressionists. Created at a time when much attention was given to the meaning and function of painting as a medium, the artist's relegation of painted lines to the edges of the canvas, and central focus on untouched canvas, was a bold statement in contemporary art.

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