: Active borders of dark red corral the central shapes, creating a tension between the fields of color.

: A large upper passage of "dusky," dark hues contrasts with a smaller, dappled white area below.

: He believed that if you were moved to tears, it was because you were communicating with the universal human emotions he poured into the paint.

: The shift to darker palettes in the mid-1950s—exemplified by this work—represented a "deepening of feeling" as he wrestled with humanity’s essentially tragic nature.

Dark Over Light Earth I Apr 2026

: Active borders of dark red corral the central shapes, creating a tension between the fields of color.

: A large upper passage of "dusky," dark hues contrasts with a smaller, dappled white area below. Dark Over Light Earth I

: He believed that if you were moved to tears, it was because you were communicating with the universal human emotions he poured into the paint. : Active borders of dark red corral the

: The shift to darker palettes in the mid-1950s—exemplified by this work—represented a "deepening of feeling" as he wrestled with humanity’s essentially tragic nature. Dark Over Light Earth I