Edward Zutrau American, 1922-1993
Rock Shapes, 1960
Oil on linen
38 x 51 1/2 inches
Signed, dated "8/1960" and titled on stretcher bar
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The former senior curator of the Zimmerli Museum Art Museum of Rutger Jeffrey Wechsler said while discussing this work. 'This tendency toward implied softness asserts itself in a particularly intriguing...
The former senior curator of the Zimmerli Museum Art Museum of Rutger Jeffrey Wechsler said while discussing this work.
"This tendency toward
implied softness asserts itself in a particularly
intriguing way in Rock Shapes (fig. 6), where
the almost flaccid appearance of some shapes
contradicts the work’s title that nominally
presents the image as depicting stones.
A further instance of subtlety may be perceived in the many canvases that emphasize
Zutrau’s attention to slight details of paint application that add interest to otherwise
apparently very simple compositions.: (LG Zutrau catalogue)
"This tendency toward
implied softness asserts itself in a particularly
intriguing way in Rock Shapes (fig. 6), where
the almost flaccid appearance of some shapes
contradicts the work’s title that nominally
presents the image as depicting stones.
A further instance of subtlety may be perceived in the many canvases that emphasize
Zutrau’s attention to slight details of paint application that add interest to otherwise
apparently very simple compositions.: (LG Zutrau catalogue)
