Tom Levine Acrylic Painting on Paper Affixed to Canvas "Opus 18 No. 1"
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An acrylic painting on paper affixed to gessoed canvas titled Opus 18 No. 1 by renowned contemporary American artist Tom Levine (b. 1945). This large work features a small central square of paper affixed to the canvas. The paper remains the only painted are of the work and features a square divided vertically by an ambiguous, hazy red line. Right bar displays a purple and magenta-toned color field and a variety of earthen tones are present in the left bar. The artist’s rectangular planes of color and hazy edges recall the Color Field paintings of Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko. Titled and signed to the verso in graphite.
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Tom Levine is the younger brother of the Metropolitan Opera’s music director James Levine. Known for a focus on basic formal elements like line, color, and shape, the artist’s work has been collected and exhibited by many institutions including the Museum of Modern Art; the Whitney Museum of American Art; the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Cincinnati Art Museum; and Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Center, to name a few. Levine currently lives and works in New York City.
Condition
- some soiling to the edges of the canvas; gesso layer shows some discoloration with age.
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Item #
17DCC057-139
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