IMAGES WORKS BY MORRIS LOUIS CONTEXTUAL IMAGES
WORKS BY MORRIS LOUIS The discussion of works by Morris Louis throughout this thesis is based upon research undertaken in art museums in New York, Washington D.C., London and Australia. L-1 Young Man in the City 1936 L-2 Broken Bridge 1937 L-3 D115 1948 L-4 D189A 1950 L-5 D191A 1950 L-6 Charred Journal: Firewritten V (from Charred Journal series) 1951 L-7 The Tranquilities I (from The Tranqualities series) 1952 53 L-8 Trellis 1953 L-9 Silver Discs 1953 L-10 Untitled (#13 Experiment) 1953 L-11 Dark Thrust c.1953 L-12 Landscape (Mid-day) 1953 L-13 Iris 1954 L-14 Atomic Crest 1954 L-15 Terrain of Joy 1954 L-16 Salient 1954 L-17 Longitude 1954 L-18 Intrigue 1954 L-19 Untitled 1954 L-20 Untitled B 1954 L-21 March 1956 1956 L-22 Tet 1958 L-23 Chet 1958 L-24 Beth Chet 1958 L-25 Turning 1958 L-26 Beth Heh 1958 L-27 Aurora 1958 L-28 Vav 1959 99
L-29 Saraband 1959 L-30 Para I 1959 L-31 Ambi II 1959 L-32 Beth 1959 60 L-33 Untitled 1959-60 L-34 Floral V 1959 60 L-35 Point of Tranquility 1959 60 L-36 Omega I 1959-60 L-37 Aleph Series V 1960 L-38 Alpha Phi 1960 61 L-39 Burning Stain 1961 L-40 Bellatrix 1961 L-41 Horizontal 1962 L-42 Hot Half 1962 L-43 Equator 1962 L-44 No End 1962 100
Image L-1 Young Man in the City 1936 Gouache on paper Dimensions unknown Location unknown 101
Image L-2 Broken Bridge 1937 Oil on canvas 61 x 73.7cm Estate of the artist 102
Image L-3 D115 1948 Pen and ink 22 x 29.7cm Estate of the artist 103
Image L-4 D189A 1950 Pen and ink 35.1 x 27.8cm Estate of the artist 104
Image L-5 D191A 1950 Pen and ink 35.1 x 27.8cm Estate of the artist 105
Image L-6 Charred Journal: Firewritten V (from Charred Journal series) 1951 86.4 x 66cm The Jewish Museum, New York, gift of Ruth Bocour in memory of Leonard Bocour 106
Image L-7 The Tranquilities I (from The Tranquilities series) 1952 53 Collage (tissue paper and acrylic) 91.4 x 184.8cm Estate of the artist 107
Image L-8 Trellis 1953 193 x 264.2cm Estate of the artist 108
Image L-9 Silver Discs 1953 Acrylic resin (Magna) and aluminium paint on canvas 195.6 x 139.7cm Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1961 109
Image L-10 Untitled (#13 Experiment) 1953 193 x 86.4cm Jack Perlmutter, Baltimore 110
Image L-11 Dark Thrust c.1953 128.3 x 88.9cm Location unknown 111
Image L-12 Landscape (Mid-day) 1953 114.3 x 88.9cm J. Leon and Pauline Shereshefsky, Chevy Chase, Maryland 112
Image L-13 Iris 1954 205.1 x 269.2cm Mr and Mrs Eugene Schwartz, New York 113
Image L-14 Atomic Crest 1954 256.5 x 198.1cm The Lannan Foundation, Palm Beach, Florida 114
Image L-15 Terrain of Joy 1954 201.3 x 267cm Graham Gund, Cambridge, Massachusetts 115
Image L-16 Salient 1954 189.2 x 252.1cm Steven Jacobson, New York 116
Image L-17 Longitude 1954 245.1 x 167.6cm The Lannan Foundation, Palm Beach, Florida 117
Image L-18 Intrigue 1954 204.5 x 268cm Private Collection, New York 118
Image L-19 Untitled 1954 184.2 x 245.1cm The Lannan Foundation, Palm Beach, Florida 119
Image L-20 Untitled B 1954 261.6 x 228.6cm Carter Burden Collection, New York 120
Image L-21 March 1956 1956 (black and white image) 205.8 x 129.5cm Present location unknown 121
Image L-22 Tet 1958 241.3 x 388.6cm Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art 122
Image L-23 Chet 1958 224.8 x 279.4cm Estate of the artist 123
Image L-24 Beth Chet 1958 231.5 x 349.3cm The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, gift of Mrs. Abner Brenner, 1969 124
Image L-25 Turning 1958 239.4 x 452.8cm Honolulu Academy of Arts Purchase with funds from Academy Volunteers and Academy Funds, 1971 125
Image L-26 Beth Heh 1958 228.6 x 355.6cm Graham Gund, Massachusetts 126
Image L-27 Aurora 1958 236.9 x 444.5cm National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 1980 127
Image L-28 Vav 1959 260.4 x 359.4cm The Tate Gallery, London. Presented by Mr and Mrs H. J. Heinz II through the Friends of the Tate Gallery, 1968 128
Image L-29 Saraband 1959 256.9 x 378.5cm The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1964 129
Image L-30 Para I 1959 265.4 x 353.1cm Estate of the artist 130
Image L-31 Ambi II 1959 248.9 x 360.7cm Estate of the artist 131
Image L-32 Beth 1959 60 266.7 x 269.9cm The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Purchased: Adele Haas Turner and Beatrice Pastorius Turner Fund, 1966 132
Image L-33 Untitled 1959-60 251.5 x 359.4cm Rita and Toby Schreiber, San Francisco 133
Image L-34 Floral V 1959-60 274.3 x 235.8cm Auction: Christie s New York. Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale 9 May 2006 (lot.53) 134
Image L-35 Point of Tranquility 1959 60 257.5 x 342.9cm Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966 135
Image L-36 Omega I 1959-60 368.3 x 264.2cm Estate of the artist 136
Image L-37 Aleph Series V 1960 266.1 x 208.3cm Helen Frankenthaler, New York 137
Image L-38 Alpha Phi 1960 61 259.1 x 458.5cm The Tate Gallery, London. Gift of Marcella Brenner through the American Federation of Arts, 1968 138
Image L-39 Burning Stain 1961 222.3 x 182.9cm Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Art Association, Thomas C. Woods Collection, 1965 139
Image L-40 Bellatrix 1961 217.8 x 177.8cm Auction: Christie s New York. Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale 15 November 2006 (lot.42) 140
Image L-41 Horizontal I 1962 81.3 x 292.1cm Marshall S. and Maureen Cogan, New York 141
Image L-42 Hot Half 1962 160.3 x 160.3cm Estate of the artist 142
Image L-43 Equator 1962 160 x 160cm Private Collection, Washington D.C. 143
Image L-44 No End 1962 160 x 160cm Estate of the artist 144
CONTEXTUAL IMAGES C-1 Pablo Picasso, Family of Saltimbanques 1905 C-2 Pablo Picasso, Ma Jolie (Woman with a Zither or Guitar) 1911-12 C-3 Henri Matisse, Red studio 1911 C-4 Pablo Picasso, Still life with Chair Caning 1912 C-5 Claude Monet, Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond or Nymphéas (Waterlilies) c.1920 C-6 Joan Miró, Person Throwing a Stone at a Bird 1926 C-7 Joan Miró, Paysage (Landscape) 1927 C-8 Pablo Picasso, Girl Before a Mirror 1932 C-9 Thomas Hart Benton, A Social History of the State of Missouri 1934-36 C-10 Pablo Picasso, Guernica 1937 C-11 Willem de Kooning, Seated Woman 1940 C-12 Jackson Pollock, Cathedral 1947 C-13 Barnett Newman, Onement I 1948 C-14 Jackson Pollock, One: Number 31, 1950 1950 C-15 Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm: Number 30, 1950 1950 C-16 Jackson Pollock, Lavender Mist: Number 1, 1950 1950 C-17 Barnett Newman, The Wild 1950 C-18 Willem de Kooning, Woman I 1950 52 C-19 Jackson Pollock, Echo: Number 25, 1951 1951 C-20 Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea 1952 C-21 Robert Motherwell, Elegy to the Spanish Republic 1958 145