
Untitled (Middle Blue)
1957
This abstract composition showcases the artist's characteristic gestural approach to color and form. Vibrant passages of blue dominate the composition, punctuated by bright yellows, greens, and touches of red that create dynamic tension across the paper's surface. Spontaneous brushstrokes and dripped applications of gouache, watercolor, and acrylic build layers of transparent and opaque color, emphasizing the material qualities of the media. The work exemplifies mid century abstract expressionism's emphasis on immediate, intuitive mark making and the expressive potential of color relationships.
- Medium
- gouache, watercolor and acrylic on paper
- Overall
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
Notes
Contemporary Day Auction, Sotheby's, sale on 2026-05-15.
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Day Auction
May 15, 2026
Estimate: $500,000 – $700,000
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