White Night
Artist
Theodoros Stamos
(American, 1922 - 1997)
CultureAmerican
Date1962
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 52 1/4 x 56 1/2 in. (132.7 x 143.5 cm)
InscribedSigned lower left; titled and dated on reverse.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2104
Not on view
DescriptionOil on canvas painting in a 1/4" strip frame.Label TextTheodoros Stamos American, 1922–1997 White Night, 1962 Oil on canvas Theodoros Stamos’s work explores the effects of shifting expanses of color and abstract form. In White Night, he eliminates all realistic details in favor of an impression of a blinding snowstorm on a winter evening. He achieves this with thick, concentrated areas of paint that appear to flicker and vibrate before our eyes, providing a sense of dynamism and movement. As the youngest member of “The Irascibles,” a group of artists who publically advocated for abstract art, Stamos helped change the course of American painting during the 1940s and ’50s. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2104 Exhibition History"Remix Redux: A Fresh Mix For Our Modern And Contemporary Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, August 15 - December 30, 2012.
