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Leon Polk Smith — Wood Relief 1100 Black-Silver
Leon Polk Smith

Wood Relief 1100 Black-Silver

1961

Leon Polk Smith's *Wood Relief 1100 Black-Silver* is a striking painted wood relief that showcases the artist's signature exploration of bold, geometric form and the dynamic tension between contrasting elements. The work employs a reductive palette of black and silver, allowing the interplay of color and three-dimensional surface to take center stage. Smith's precise manipulation of shape and space reflects his ongoing dialogue with hard-edge abstraction and his interest in the expressive potential of clean, unadorned form.

Medium
painted wood relief

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Leon Polk Smith, Wood Relief 1100 Black-Silver, 1961

Leon Polk Smith's *Wood Relief 1100 Black-Silver* is a striking painted wood relief that showcases the artist's signature exploration of bold, geometric form and the dynamic tension between contrasting elements. The work employs a reductive palette of black and silver, allowing the interplay of color and three-dimensional surface to take center stage. Smith's precise manipulation of shape and space reflects his ongoing dialogue with hard-edge abstraction and his interest in the expressive potential of clean, unadorned form.

Medium
painted wood relief
Year
1961
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Abstract Art, Mid Century Modern, Wood Relief, Minimalist Aesthetic, Male Artist, Hard-Edge Painting, Black And Silver, American Artist, Geometric Abstraction, Monochromatic Palette

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Collected by

Paul McNally , Art Institute of Chicago