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JULES OLITSKI (1922-2007)
Beauty of Eve198942 1/2 x 55 3/4 in.(107.95 x 141.61 cm) water and oil based acrylic on canvas
Provenance
Estate of the ArtistPrivate Collection
Jules Olitski’s Beauty of Eve (1989) exemplifies the artist’s signature “mitt” paintings, where color field abstraction, gesture, and texture converge into a richly tactile surface. Thick layers of acrylic are applied with expressive movement using unconventional tools such as mitts, brooms, and squeegees to explore the physical depth and material presence of paint. Beauty of Eve captures the height of this experimentation.
Olitski received major recognition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969, where he became the first living artist given a solo exhibition at the museum. His work is represented in many major permanent and public collections, including The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Tate Modern, London, UK; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; and The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Olitski received major recognition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1969, where he became the first living artist given a solo exhibition at the museum. His work is represented in many major permanent and public collections, including The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; Tate Modern, London, UK; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; and The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York