Out of the Blue

Object Details

Author
Howard Mehring
Date
1960
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
64 3/4 × 58 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (164.5 × 149.2 × 3.8 cm)
Caption
This dark blue and black stain painting explores spatial ambiguity, an enduring interest of Washington Color School painter Howard Mehring. He achieves a marbled effect by alternately applying and blotting daubs of paint, creating a nearly uniform “all-over” pattern of color across the canvas. The title, “Out of the Blue,” signals Mehring’s attention to the relationship between space and color.
Accession Number
2014.0025.0003
Type
painting
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Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8c12156db-9220-48b3-8969-66a295ca5fe1
Record ID
acm_2014.0025.0003
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