Unfurled series

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The Unfurled series is a group of large-scale Color Field paintings by Morris Louis, characterized by cascading, stained bands of color flowing from the edges of otherwise bare canvases.

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instanceOf Color Field painting series ⓘ
series of paintings ⓘ
artForm painting ⓘ
artisticGoal emphasis on pure color and surface ⓘ
artMovement Abstract Expressionism ⓘ
canvasOrientation horizontal ⓘ
vertical ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Morris Louis ⓘ
definingCharacteristic asymmetrical composition ⓘ
cascading bands of color ⓘ
large areas of unpainted canvas ⓘ
large-scale format ⓘ
open center of bare canvas ⓘ
stained bands of color flowing from the edges ⓘ
emphasizes flatness of the picture plane ⓘ
optical experience of color ⓘ
exhibitedAs series in major museums and galleries ⓘ
genre abstract art ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later Color Field painters ⓘ
later minimalist painting ⓘ
historicalContext postwar American abstraction ⓘ
influencedBy Helen Frankenthaler ⓘ
Washington Color School aesthetics ⓘ
locationOfCreation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
medium acrylic paint on canvas ⓘ
movement Color Field painting ⓘ
notableFor elimination of gestural brushwork ⓘ
integration of figure-ground through staining ⓘ
paintApplication edge-poured color ⓘ
gravity-assisted flow ⓘ
partOf Morris Louis’s late work ⓘ
period early 1960s ⓘ
relatedWorkSeries Stripes series ⓘ
Veils series ⓘ
linked to: Veil series
style Color Field ⓘ
surfaceTreatment unprimed canvas ⓘ
technique pouring ⓘ
stain painting ⓘ
usesColor saturated hues ⓘ
transparent color washes ⓘ

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Morris Louis → notableWork → Unfurled series ⓘ
Veil series → relatedWorkSeries → Unfurled series ⓘ