Series of Nine #7

Artist Paul Burlin American, 1886 - 1969

Date1969

MediumOil, casein, and charcoal on canvas

DimensionsStretcher: 64 × 54 in. (162.6 × 137.2 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 64 7/8 × 54 3/4 in. (164.8 × 139.1 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineThe Feibes & Schmitt Collection

Object number2021.5.20

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DescriptionLarge red field with highly visible brushstrokes. Central, window-like square of black and yellow with some red and blue. The window-like space---playing on the concept of a picture as a window--is characteristic of other works in Burlin's "Series of Nine."Exhibition History"Paul Burlin (1886–1969): The Last Paintings." Museum of Modern Art, New York (Dec. 10, 1970–Feb. 8, 1971) and Pasadena Art Museum (now Norton Simon Museum; Sept. 10, 1971–Nov. 7, 1971)

"Paul Burlin (1886–1969) / Late Paintings." Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York (Sept. 12–Oct. 15, 1981)

"To Distribute and Multiply: The Feibes & Schmitt Gift", The Hyde Collection, Feibes & Schmitt Gallery, June 10 – December 11, 2017ProvenanceMargaret T. Burlin. Barbara Burlin Wedell. Paul Burlin Art Trust, San Rafael, California; purchased by Werner Feibes [1929-2021] and James Schmitt [1925-2013], Schenectady, New York, November 22, 2000; by bequest to The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, New York, 2021.