Jupiter IV

1974
(American, 1928–2005)
Unframed: 152.4 x 152.4 cm (60 x 60 in.)
© Al Held Foundation, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Before enlisting in the United States Navy in 1945, Held claimed to have been expelled from high school in the Bronx.

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From 1969 to 1978, the American painter Al Held investigated spatial conundrums by suggesting volume and depth in large, stark paintings like Jupiter IV. Over a flat, white surface he superimposed bold, black lines of varying thickness to render interlocking cubes, flowing circular forms, and other three-dimensional shapes, providing a complex symphony of continuous geometrical forms floating in infinite space.
Jupiter IV

Jupiter IV

1974

Al Held

(American, 1928–2005)
America, 20th century

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