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Untitled (Black Painting)
1950
60 11/16 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (154.15 x 128.91 x 3.49 cm)
Edward Corbett (Chicago, Illinois, 1919 - 1971, Provincetown, Massachusetts)
Local Color, July 26, 2012 - January 13, 2013, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight and South Metro A Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
A Culture of Spontaneity: San Francisco Abstract Expressionism From the Permanent Collection, November 8, 2008 - July 5, 2009, New Wing, Second Floor, North Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
New Year, New Gifts, December 16, 2006 – May 20. 2007, New Wing, Second Floor, North and South Metro A Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
Local Color (2012-2013)
Shortly after his move from San Francisco to Point Richmond, California, in 1950, Edward Corbett began using a palette of rich, deep blacks and occasional soft grays. Corbett’s expansive monochromatic surfaces and rugged, stubbly textures link his paintings directly to the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism. However, unlike contemporaries such as Frank Lobdell or Clyfford Still (1904 – 1980), Corbett’s “Black Paintings” are devoid of clear forms and dramatic emotion. Instead, broad expanses of black pigment, either thickly layered or thinly applied, evoke a sense of solitude and desolation. The absence of recognizable images was intended by Corbett to prod the imagination. The soft, misty textures in Untitled (Black Painting) suggest the atmospheric effects of fog, which the artist liked to watch coming through the San Francisco Bay.
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Untitled (Black Painting)
Painting
195060 11/16 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (154.15 x 128.91 x 3.49 cm)
Edward Corbett (Chicago, Illinois, 1919 - 1971, Provincetown, Massachusetts)
Object Type: Painting
Medium and Support: Oil and enamel on canvas
Credit Line: Museum purchase with funds contributed by Tom and Polly Bredt
Accession Number: 2005.33.03
Exhibition
Local Color, July 26, 2012 - January 13, 2013, New Wing, Second Floor, Central Skylight and South Metro A Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
A Culture of Spontaneity: San Francisco Abstract Expressionism From the Permanent Collection, November 8, 2008 - July 5, 2009, New Wing, Second Floor, North Gallery, San José Museum of Art.
New Year, New Gifts, December 16, 2006 – May 20. 2007, New Wing, Second Floor, North and South Metro A Galleries, San José Museum of Art.
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Local Color (2012-2013)
Shortly after his move from San Francisco to Point Richmond, California, in 1950, Edward Corbett began using a palette of rich, deep blacks and occasional soft grays. Corbett’s expansive monochromatic surfaces and rugged, stubbly textures link his paintings directly to the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism. However, unlike contemporaries such as Frank Lobdell or Clyfford Still (1904 – 1980), Corbett’s “Black Paintings” are devoid of clear forms and dramatic emotion. Instead, broad expanses of black pigment, either thickly layered or thinly applied, evoke a sense of solitude and desolation. The absence of recognizable images was intended by Corbett to prod the imagination. The soft, misty textures in Untitled (Black Painting) suggest the atmospheric effects of fog, which the artist liked to watch coming through the San Francisco Bay.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions: - New Year, New Gifts San Jose Museum of Art , 12/16/2006 - 2/18/2000
- Culture of Spontaneity: SF Abstract Expressionism from the Permanent Collection San Jose Museum of Art , 11/8/2008 - 7/5/2009
Dimensions
- Image Dimensions: 60 11/16 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (154.15 x 128.91 x 3.49 cm)
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