The Eclipse

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The Eclipse is an abstract painting by American artist Alma Thomas, characterized by its vibrant, mosaic-like blocks of color that reflect her signature exploration of light, space, and celestial phenomena.

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instanceOf abstract painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artForm painting on canvas ⓘ
artistSignatureStyleElement emphasis on luminosity ⓘ
tessellated color marks ⓘ
associatedWith 20th-century American painting ⓘ
African-American art ⓘ
colorPalette vibrant colors ⓘ
compositionalFeature grid-like arrangement of color units ⓘ
lack of central figurative subject ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Alma Thomas ⓘ
creatorNationality American ⓘ
depicts eclipse (celestial event) ⓘ
genre abstract art ⓘ
hasArtisticStyle mosaic-like blocks of color ⓘ
nonrepresentational ⓘ
hasMotif circular forms ⓘ
radiating bands of color ⓘ
hasQuality emphasis on color relationships ⓘ
evocation of cosmic space ⓘ
geometric abstraction ⓘ
optical vibration ⓘ
rhythmic composition ⓘ
influencedBy Alma Thomas’s exploration of nature ⓘ
Alma Thomas’s interest in astronomy ⓘ
intendedToRepresent celestial light ⓘ
cosmic movement ⓘ
languageOfWork none (nonverbal visual artwork) ⓘ
mainSubject celestial phenomena ⓘ
light ⓘ
space ⓘ
medium paint ⓘ
movement Color Field painting ⓘ
Washington Color School ⓘ
partOf Alma Thomas’s late abstract period ⓘ
relatedWorkByCreator Mars Dust ⓘ
Sky Light ⓘ
Starry Night and the Astronauts ⓘ
usesTechnique all-over composition ⓘ
repeated color blocks ⓘ
visualFocus contrast between light and dark areas ⓘ
patterned surface ⓘ

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