Wild, scribbled, graffiti–like marks energize the expansive white surface of The Italians, revealing the artist's sensuous joy in manipulating his medium. The explosion of signs, ironically, is not without order or clarity: the rubbing of charcoal on the far left side of the canvas reveals the stretcher bar beneath it, a red heart can be seen at the bottom, and "roma" is written just beneath the artist's signature at the top right.
Gallery label from 2006.
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Recent American Acquisitions
Feb 11–Mar 11, 1971
3 other works identified
Permanent Collection
Mar 29, 1972–Apr 21, 1980
Contemporary Works from the Collection
Jun 24, 1989–Mar 16, 1990
Selections from the Permanent Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Jul 1, 1993
Painting &
Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
2 other works identified
408: Everyday Encounters
Ongoing
1 other work identified
408: Everyday Encounters
Ongoing
1 other work identified
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