Richard Pousette-Dart (1916-1992)
The Arthur and Anita Kahn Collection: A New York Story
Richard Pousette-Dart (1916-1992)

Untitled

Details
Richard Pousette-Dart (1916-1992)
Untitled
oil on canvas
53 7/8 x 71 7/8 in. (136.8 x 182.6 cm.)
Painted circa early 1980s.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, circa early 1980s

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Lot Essay

“The shapes kept moving
Around and around until they
Could find their way with one another
Hiding and coming forward
Losing and finding
Commanding, receding
Seeking each other
As an asymmetrical dynamic balance”
-Richard Pousette-Dart
-The exact notebook source for this dictation remains unknown
(Anfam, David, Richard Pousette-Dart, and Carter Ratcliff. Pousette-dart: Predominantly White Paintings. Washington, D.C: Phillips Collection, 2010. Print. P 17.)

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