Walter Quirt’s Art 1950‑1951
During this period, Quirt's brushstroke remained evident and spontaneous. Although there was a continuation of the geometric gridwork used in previous stylistic variants, the scaffolding in Reflection (Photo needed)(1951; cat. no. 96) was less defined than in Quirt's earlier paintings from 1946‑49. Forms were more freely brushed, and edges disintegrated into colored swirls of paint; black lines merged into figures and environments.
Fun 1950, a transitional painting that recalls caricatured figures from the cartoon series, such as the Indians in Early Indians in a Braxton Frame (circa 1940; cat, no. 54)(Photo needed), also prefigures later paintings in which the white ground of the canvas is exploited.
During this period, Quirt's brushstroke remained evident and spontaneous. Although there was a continuation of the geometric gridwork used in previous stylistic variants, the scaffolding in Reflection (Photo needed)(1951; cat. no. 96) was less defined than in Quirt's earlier paintings from 1946‑49. Forms were more freely brushed, and edges disintegrated into colored swirls of paint; black lines merged into figures and environments.
Fun 1950, a transitional painting that recalls caricatured figures from the cartoon series, such as the Indians in Early Indians in a Braxton Frame (circa 1940; cat, no. 54)(Photo needed), also prefigures later paintings in which the white ground of the canvas is exploited.
The Quirt Family Collection does not contain any paintings from this period
Other Examples of Walter's Art from this Period