Image Unavailable
Untitled
c. 1958
Beauford Delaney
Beauford Delaney (American, 1901–1979)
American Painting and Sculpture
Untitled, c. 1958. Beauford Delaney (American, 1901–1979). Oil on canvas; 146.1 x 114.3 cm (57 1/2 x 45 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 2022.92 © Estate of Beauford Delaney by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire, Court Appointed Administrator; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY Believing in the power of color to communicate emotions and symbolize ideas, Beauford Delaney loved yellow for its associations of light, healing, and spiritual radiance. In works such as Untitled, he created a sense of happiness and uplift even when his personal circumstances were challenging. Born in the racially segregated southern United States, the artist eventually relocated to Paris during the early 1950s, hoping to live and work more freely as a queer Black man. Delaney was a very good friend and inspirational mentor to writer James Baldwin.
- Maker/Artist
- Delaney, Beauford
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 146.1 x 114.3 cm (57 1/2 x 45 in.)
- Departments
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 2022.92
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Exhibitions
- <em>Beauford Delaney: Liquid Light, Paris Abstractions, 1954-1970. </em>Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York (September 9 - October 30, 1999)., <em>Beauford Delaney: The Color Yellow.</em> High Museum of Art, Atlanta (February 9 - May 5, 2002); The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York (July 10 - September 15, 2002); Anacostia Museum and Center of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (October 11 - December 30, 2002); Sert Gallery, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (February 15 - May 4, 2003)., <em>Abstract Expressionism: Further Evidence, Part 1: Painting.</em> Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York (March 14 - July 31, 2009)., <em>Blues for Smoke. </em>The Geffen Contemporary at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (October 21, 2012 - January 7, 2013); Wexner Center of the Arts, Columbus, OH (September 21, 2012 - January 5, 2014)., <em>Riffs and Relations: African American Artists and the European Modernist Tradition. </em>Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (February 29 - January 3, 2021).
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted undefined
- Museum Location
- 227 Abstract Expressionism
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?
