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// Roy by Kenneth Noland is an etching and aquatint print from 1990, created in a limited edition of 50. This vibrant piece features a grid of nine panels filled with dense, crosshatched strokes in varying shades of red, orange, and yellow, set against a deep maroon background. The interplay of warm colors and layered textures generates a pulsating rhythm across the grid, with each panel offering subtle shifts in tone and intensity. Noland’s abstract approach invites the viewer to explore the composition’s energy and depth, as the repetitive yet slightly varied strokes suggest both unity and individuality within each section. Roy exemplifies Noland's skillful manipulation of color and form to evoke movement and emotion.

Kenneth Noland (United States, 1924–2010) was a leading figure in Color Field painting, renowned for his exploration of geometric forms and vibrant hues. His signature motifs include concentric circles, chevrons, and stripes, often created using a staining technique on unprimed canvas. Noland's work significantly influenced abstract art in the mid-20th century.

Kenneth Noland

Roy, 1990

Name: Roy, 1990
SKU: 3895
Price: 1500.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Etching and Aquatint

Etching and AquatintEtching and aquatint are printmaking techniques. In aquatint, the printing plate is etched with a pattern of tiny pits and cracks to create a wide range of tonal gradations. This technique allows artists to replicate the broad, flat tones found in watercolor paintings and ink washes.

Edition

Edition of 50

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- Kenneth Noland

Renowned for his wide body of work that has encompassed the movements of Colour Field, Minimalism and Abstract Expressionism, Kenneth Noland is a painter whose art often combines vivid colour and simple geometric formations. His most iconic works can be split into four groups: chevrons, shaped canvases, stripes and circles – his pioneering use of shaped, often asymmetrical canvases, evidenced in works such as In the Curl, rendered the edges of the canvas as equally as important as the center. Noland’s technique as a painter was unique in the sense that he preferred to stain the canvas as opposed to using a brush with the idea being a means of removing the artist from the final output - he also frequently left bare, unstained canvas as a contrast against the vibrant colour stain in order to emphasise spatial relationships. (Artist website)

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Kenneth Noland

Roy, 1990

56 x 37 cm

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