
Julius Bissier
16 July 1960 G
1960
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William Baziotes
1944
The Parachutists was shown in 1944 in Baziotes’ solo exhibition at Peggy Guggenheim’s historic New York gallery, Art of This Century. The cloisonné black lines and luminous range of primary colors remind us that Baziotes once worked in a stained glass factory. The emphatically structured surface also reveals the influence of Cubism. The title adds an illustrational quality, although we know of no anecdote that explains it. Certainly, parachute drops were a common feature of the Allied efforts to expel the Germans from northern Europe during World War II.
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Artist | William Baziotes |
Date | 1944 |
Medium | Duco enamel on canvas |
Dimensions | 76.2 x 101.6 cm |
Credit line | Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Gift, Ethel Baziotes |
Accession | 2004.89 |
Collection | Acquisitions |
Type | Painting |
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Julius Bissier
1960
On view
William Baziotes
1943
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William Baziotes
1945
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Ezio Gribaudo
1965
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