Artist
Kenneth Noland(American, 1924–2010)American, 1924–2010
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Half
Date1959
PlaceUnited States
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions68 5/8 × 68 5/8 in. (174.3 × 174.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number74.260
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 203
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Kenneth Noland also became a leader among
the American Color Field artists who emerged
in the mid-1950s. He brought a spirit of
invention, exploration, and renewal to his
ongoing series of Circle paintings in particular.
He created approximately 200 works in this
series between 1956 and 1963, exploring the
tension between gesture and geometric order.
“My choice of color,” Noland stated, “is
an intuitive process. But intuition means
informed experience—you use color like
you use language.”
Provenance[Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1974.
Exhibition History"Modern American Paintings," Pinacotheque National Musee Alexandre Soutzos, Athens, September 20–November 7, 1982.
"Art at Midcentury: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 13–September 3, 2001.
"Color Field: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 28–August 4, 2002.
"Kenneth Noland: The Nature of Color," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 21, 2004–March 6, 2005.
"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.
"The Abstract Impulse: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February3–May 5, 2013.
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