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Art from the Bass House
MORRIS LOUIS (1912-1962)
Gamma Upsilon
Details
MORRIS LOUIS (1912-1962)
Gamma Upsilon
Magna on canvas
102 ¾ x 166 3⁄8 in. (261 x 422.6 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
Gamma Upsilon
Magna on canvas
102 ¾ x 166 3⁄8 in. (261 x 422.6 cm.)
Painted in 1960.
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by Anne H. and Sid R. Bass, 1973
Acquired from the above by Anne H. and Sid R. Bass, 1973
Literature
E. Lynn, “Louis in Australia,“ Art International, vol. 15, no. 9, 20 November 1971, pp. 30 and 32-33 (illustrated).
D. Upright, Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1985, p. 169, no. 391 (illustrated).
L. Germany, Great Houses of Texas, New York, 2008, p. 182 (illustrated).
D. Upright, Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1985, p. 169, no. 391 (illustrated).
L. Germany, Great Houses of Texas, New York, 2008, p. 182 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Morris Louis: Unfurled Paintings – 1960, February-March 1970, n.p. (illustrated).
Cincinnati, Contemporary Arts Center, Monumental American Art, September-November 1970, n.p.
Honolulu Academy of Arts; Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria; Auckland City Art Gallery and Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Morris Louis, April 1971-February 1972, n.p., no. 6 (illustrated on the front cover).
Zurich, Galerie André Emmerich, Morris Louis, May-June 1973.
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Save Venice, Inc., October-November 1973.
Cincinnati, Contemporary Arts Center, Monumental American Art, September-November 1970, n.p.
Honolulu Academy of Arts; Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria; Auckland City Art Gallery and Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Morris Louis, April 1971-February 1972, n.p., no. 6 (illustrated on the front cover).
Zurich, Galerie André Emmerich, Morris Louis, May-June 1973.
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Save Venice, Inc., October-November 1973.
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