1983

Acrylic and oil pastel on handmade paper
Stamped with the artist’s watermark; signed and dated ‘1983’ on the reverse
40 1/8 by 28 1/8 inches (101.9 by 71.4 cm.)

Ex-collection
Flanders Contemporary Art, Minneapolis
Collection of Marion and Irving Apple
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibitions
Minneapolis, Flanders Contemporary Art, ‘Kenneth Noland: Works on Paper 1978-1985,’ September – October 1986

One of the pioneers of Color Field painting, Kenneth Noland is known for geometric compositions articulated in blocks of flat, saturated color. ‘Bravo Costa Brava, No. 6,’ marks a shift in the artist’s practice prompted by a visit to artist Luis Remba’s innovative printmaking studio, the Taller de Grafica Mexicana in Mexico City. There, Noland began to experiment with painted monotypes. In this work, the artist embossed hand-made paper with diamond shapes and then colored the composition by hand. The strikingly original work carries Noland’s mastery of geometry into an innovative medium.