
Untitled (red)
1965
Edward Avedisian's vibrant red composition created in 1965 using Liquitex on canvas. The work exemplifies his bold color-field approach to abstraction.
- Medium
- liquitex on canvas
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Online
February 22, 2019
Estimate: $1,000 to $2,000
Lot 431
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Morris Louis
American · b. 1912

Louis worked extensively with saturated color washes on unprimed canvas during the same era, creating luminous color field paintings where pure hue becomes the primary expressive force, directly paralleling Avedisian's bold red abstraction.

Kenneth Noland
American · b. 1924

Noland was a central figure in color field painting who used Magna and acrylic paints to build intense, optically vibrant compositions where a single dominant color commands the entire canvas surface, mirroring the chromatic intensity of this red Avedisian work.

Jules Olitski
American · b. 1922

Olitski created large scale color field paintings using acrylic paint that immerse the viewer in unified fields of saturated color, sharing Avedisian's commitment to Liquitex era acrylic application and the emotional power of bold uninterrupted color.

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