Six Frame
started 1972, published 1974
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color screenprint on Arjomari wove paper mounted to Arjomari wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 64.77 × 94.3 cm (25 1/2 × 37 1/8 in.) support: 73.03 × 106.2 cm (28 3/4 × 41 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1985.47.30
Art Historical Context
**Six Frame** by Davis invites viewers into the realm of 1970s geometric abstraction Created in 1972 and published in1974, this color screenprint exemplifies Davis's innovative exploration of form and illusion. The artist, a key figure in post-minimalist painting, often played with shaped canvases and perspectival tricks to challenge perceptions of space—a sensibility that translates vividly into printmaking. Rendered on luxurious Arjomari wove and mounted to a larger sheet for stability, the work measures 64.77 × 94.3 cm (sheet) on a 73.03 × 106.2 cm support. Screenprinting's precision allow...
About the Artist
Ronald Davis
Ronald Davis (born 1937) is an American abstract painter associated with the hard-edge and lyrical abstraction movements that flourished on the West Coast of the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. Coming of age artistically in California, Davis was part of a generation of artists who developed a distinctive alternative to the dominant New York scene, embracing formal experimentation and a c...