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Grenholm
Painting

1965
55 1/8 x 48 x 2 in. (140.02 x 121.92 x 5.08 cm)

Fred Spratt (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1927 - 2008, San Jose, California)

Object Type: Painting
Medium and Support: Oil and acrylic on plywood and masonite
Credit Line: Gift of Mark Adams
Accession Number: 1984.37.02

Exhibition


Momentum: An Experience in the Unexpected
, October 2, 2014 - February 22, 2015, New Wing, Second Floor, North and Central Skylight Galleries, San José Museum of Art.

Fred Spratt: Color and Space
, February 16, 2008 - September 28, 2008, Historic Wing, Paul L. Davies Gallery, San José Museum of Art.

Scratching the Surface, May 15-July 21, 1985, Gallery 4, San José Museum of Art.

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Momentum: An Experience in the Unexpected (2014-2015)

Fred Spratt's paintings are studies of intensity, flatness, saturation, and hue. In the artist's own words he aims to, "put paint in the service of art while freeing it from the harness of depiction or narration." His largely monochromatic square and rectangular works respond to Minimalism, an extreme form of non-representational art that emerged in the late 1960s. Using colors ranging from vibrant orange to muted grey, Spratt investigates the properties of his materials demonstrating the endless invention possible with limited means. Viewed as a whole, his paintings create a scintillating interaction of color and space.

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