Untitled [before the series Hitler Moves East]

David Levinthal

1973

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An abstract painting of a partial solid background of rusty red color with an organic form of minty green color with a grid like painted texture occupies center space of canvas. The bottom left portion extending up towards the top right portion has a burnt brown like color with similar painted grid like texture. Other smaller portions of blue, black, purple and gray can also be seen.
On two sheets of paper that abut, a large horizontal rectangle filled with seven vertical rectangles made of lines, hatches, and solid areas appears. The vertical rectangle in the center is filled with a black and white checkerboard pattern.
Untitled ("May We All Let Jesus Come Into Our Harts..."), Reverend Benjamin Franklin Perkins, acrylic on plywood
The composition comprises the neck, shoulders and head of a Latino man against a wintergreen ground. The paint is handled quickly with big brushes.