Adolph Gottlieb's *Volcanic* is an oil on linen painting that exemplifies his iconic "Burst" series, featuring a luminous, spherical form hovering above a turbulent, gestural mass of explosive brushwork. The contrast between the calm, glowing orb and the raw, eruptive energy below evokes the tension between order and chaos, stillness and violence. Gottlieb's bold use of color and spontaneous mark-making reflects his deep roots in Abstract Expressionism and his interest in primal, universal forces.