Abstraction

© Estate of Richard Pousette–Dart / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph and digi…
© Estate of Richard Pousette–Dart / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Abstraction
© Estate of Richard Pousette–Dart / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Abstraction

Datec. 1950
Artist (American painter, 1916–1992)
MediumWatercolor and ink on paper
Dimensionssheet: 6 13/16 × 9 7/8 in. (17.3 × 25.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Richard K. Snively in memory of Rosalind Irvine, 1965
Object number1965-42
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextOne of the youngest artists of the first generation Abstract Expressionist movement, Pousette-Dart's work reflects upon the world of the spirit using the conventions of abstract art. He commented: "My definition of religion amounts to art and my definition of art amounts to religion."