Volair Constellation Series: one plate
A screenprint from the Volair Constellation Series featuring vibrant colored geometric shapes on paper. The work demonstrates the artist's interest in exploring color combinations through the printmaking medium.
- Medium
- Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions Online
April 8, 2020
Estimate: $500 to $700
Spotted works by Leon Polk Smith
Artists in conversation
Ellsworth Kelly
American · b. 1923
Kelly's work shares Leon Polk Smith's dedication to hard edge geometric abstraction and bold color field compositions, using flat vibrant color shapes with clean boundaries that create dynamic visual tension on the picture plane.
Frank Stella
American · b. 1936
Stella's geometric abstract prints and paintings echo the same systematic exploration of color and shape relationships seen in this Volair Constellation Series piece, with a shared commitment to Minimalist principles expressed through precise geometric forms.
Kenneth Noland
American · b. 1924
Noland's Color Field approach to abstraction closely mirrors Smith's vibrant color exploration through geometric compositions, and his extensive work in screenprinting makes him a particularly strong parallel to this specific medium and visual language.
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