- Created by
- Delaney, Beauford, American, 1901 - 1979
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 1/8 × 13 × 3/4 in. (41 × 33 × 1.9 cm)
- H x W x D (with frame): 22 1/2 × 19 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (57.2 × 48.6 × 3.8 cm)
- Caption
- "The abstraction, ostensibly, is simply for me the penetration of something that is more profound than rigidity of form. A form breathes some, if ithas some enigma to it, it is also the enigma that is the abstract, I would think." - Beauford Delaney
- With regard to Beauford Delaney’s artistic production, 1964 was a particularly fruitful year. He was then living in Montparnasse, France, and working on a series of abstractions painted predominantly using the color yellow. He especially favored that color; it served as a means for expressing the essence of light, mood, and memory. Delaney’s yellow paintings were well received, described by French art critic Julien Alvard, as "une émanation du soleil," an emanation of the sun.
- Description
- This is an abstract oil painting done in colors of primarily yellow and orange-pink against an off-white background. The paint is laid on the canvas in thick textured clumps. The reverse is signed and dated by the artist and inscribed "Paris" in oil.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.233.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Beauford Delaney
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




