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Leon Polk Smith — Werkubersicht/Work-Overview E
Leon Polk Smith

Werkubersicht/Work-Overview E

Leon Polk Smith's "Werkubersicht/Work-Overview E" is a screenprint that exemplifies the artist's commitment to geometric abstraction and color field painting. The work presents a systematic arrangement of colored forms that reflect Smith's exploration of spatial relationships and chromatic interaction, characteristic of his minimalist approach developed throughout his career. As a screenprint, the work demonstrates Smith's engagement with printmaking as a medium capable of achieving the precise color relationships and clean geometric forms central to his artistic practice.

Medium
Screenprint

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March Modern & Contemporary Art

March 25, 2026

Lot 177

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Leon Polk Smith, Werkubersicht/Work-Overview E

Leon Polk Smith's "Werkubersicht/Work-Overview E" is a screenprint that exemplifies the artist's commitment to geometric abstraction and color field painting. The work presents a systematic arrangement of colored forms that reflect Smith's exploration of spatial relationships and chromatic interaction, characteristic of his minimalist approach developed throughout his career. As a screenprint, the work demonstrates Smith's engagement with printmaking as a medium capable of achieving the precise color relationships and clean geometric forms central to his artistic practice.

Medium
Screenprint
Seen at
RoGallery, Long Island City, NY

Related themes

Work overview, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Minimalist Aesthetic, Geometric Composition, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Systematic Abstraction, Serene And Contemplative, Color Field Painting, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

Paul McNally , Art Institute of Chicago