Painted turquoise lines criss-cross a white paper, which features a graphite drawing of stems with flowers. Several red-outlined circles of various sizes are spread across the page.

Laura Owens

Untitled

Maker

Laura Owens (American, b. 1970 in Euclid, Ohio), (RISD BFA 1992, Painting)

Title

Untitled

Year

1999

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

graphite, acrylic

Supports

Dimensions

101.6 x 66 cm (40 x 26 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Watermark, on recto in LR corner: "Aquarelle Arches"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Paula and Leonard Granoff Fund

Object Number

2001.60

Type

Exhibition History

On Paper
Gifts from Paula and Leonard Granoff
Oct 29, 2022 – Apr 16, 2023

Label copy

Spindly flowers are drawn in graphite over this lattice of aqua brushstrokes. Small circles of red acrylic applied straight from the paint tube animate the drawing and give it dimension.

In the 1990s, Laura Owens challenged ideas about painterly abstraction with her sparse compositions, casual approach to materials, and flirtation with femininity through color and subject matter. She described her work of this time as being “less about what you do than how you do it.”

–Jan Howard, Houghton P. Metcalf Jr. Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Webs, Loops, and Skeins in Modern and Contemporary Art
Feb 24, 2006 – Apr 23, 2006

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Tombstone

Laura Owens (American, b. 1970 in Euclid, Ohio)
Untitled, 1999
Graphite and acrylic on paper
101.6 x 66 cm (40 x 26 inches)
Paula and Leonard Granoff Fund 2001.60

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