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Alice Baber — Ladder over and under
Alice Baber

Ladder over and under

1972

A luminous cascade of translucent color fields overlaps and bleeds into one another across the canvas, creating a sense of ethereal depth and vertical movement. Baber's signature use of pooled and layered acrylic washes evokes the sensation of light passing through stained glass, while the implied structure of a ladder suggests both ascent and descent through shifting planes of warm and cool hues. The work balances abstraction with subtle spatial tension, inviting the viewer to experience color itself as a passageway between worlds.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Painted in 1972.

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art

February 28, 2026

Estimate: $60,000$80,000

Sold: $387,000

Lot 12

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Alice Baber, Ladder over and under, 1972

A luminous cascade of translucent color fields overlaps and bleeds into one another across the canvas, creating a sense of ethereal depth and vertical movement. Baber's signature use of pooled and layered acrylic washes evokes the sensation of light passing through stained glass, while the implied structure of a ladder suggests both ascent and descent through shifting planes of warm and cool hues. The work balances abstraction with subtle spatial tension, inviting the viewer to experience color itself as a passageway between worlds.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
195.9 x 147 cm
Year
1972
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Luminous Color, Mid Century Modern, Lyrical Abstraction, Acrylic On Canvas, American Artist, Geometric Abstraction, Contemporary Painting, Female Artist, Warm Tones

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