Rafe
1959
Edward Moses (American, 1926-2018)
Not on View

Affectionately named after the artist's dog, this painting evokes Moses's affinity with Abstract Expressionism. Punctuated by primary colors, the thick, largely white surfaces of the painting have been built up with a palette knife and collage.

Details

  • Artist Name: Edward Moses (American, 1926-2018)
  • Title: Rafe
  • Date: 1959
  • Medium: Oil and collage on canvas
  • Dimensions: 72-1/8 x 64-1/4 in. (183.2 x 162.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Mr. Harris Newmark
  • Accession Number: P.1968.16
  • Copyright: © 2011 Edward Moses

Object Information

Harris Newmark, Los Angeles, gift 1968 to;
Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, 1968-1975;
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, 1975.

A Salute to the Ferus Gallery

  • Norton Simon Museum, 1993-09-23 to 1994-03-20

Radical Past: Contemporary Art and Music in Pasadena, 1960-1974

  • Norton Simon Museum, 1999-02-07 to 1999-06-06
  • Armory Center for the Arts, 1999-02-07 to 1999-04-11
  • Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, Calif.), 1999-02-07 to 1999-04-25

Permanent and Loan Collection, 1974

  • Pasadena Museum of Modern Art, 1974-03-16 to 1974-06-06

West Coast Art

  • Pasadena Art Museum, 1972-06-20 to 1972-09-03

Lost but Found: Assemblage, Collage and Sculpture, 1920-2002

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2004-11-05 to 2005-03-28
  • Yau, John, Ed Moses, A Retrospective of the Paintings and Drawings, 1951-1996, 1996,
  • Armory Center for the Arts/Art Center College of Design, Radical Past: Contemporary Art & Music in Pasadena, 1960-1974, 1999, p. 36

Additional Artwork by Artist

Memorial Edit (R. to Suite No. 1) Edward Moses 1968
Untitled Edward Moses 1968
Untitled Edward Moses 1968

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