I went to the MOMA on Sunday, which is where this new painting in the banner is from. It's entitled Gaea by Lee Krasner (American, 1908-1984) 1966. Oil on canvas, and it's large at 69" x 10' 5 1/2" (175.3 x 318.8 cm). The colors are much more vivid in person.
My companion and I went through the museum pretending it was a store, contemplating whether or not to purchase each piece of art/furniture and in which room we'd display/use them in our houses (I stole this idea from a friend who lived in the city last Spring). Ugly or slightly disturbing items were relegated to the second guest bedroom, but we were both stumped as to where to place the brass boat propeller. (Master bath??) After the museum closed, we went to the MOMA store and did the same thing, except every object on display there was actually for sale -- and they were each just as clever as their counterparts in the real museum.
Some other paintings from the MOMA under consideration for the banner:
Girl with Ball, Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) 1961.
Oil and synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 60 1/4 x 36 1/4" (153 x 91.9 cm).
No. 3/No. 13, Mark Rothko (American, born Latvia. 1903-1970) 1949.
Oil on canvas, 7' 1 3/8" x 65" (216.5 x 164.8 cm).
Mark Rothko. No. 10. 1950.
Oil on canvas, 7' 6 3/8" x 57 1/8" (229.6 x 145.1 cm).
Oil on canvas, 30 1/8 x 24 1/4" (76.3 x 61.6 cm).
They're all so much more beautiful in person. Maybe the next banner! Can you tell what my favorite two colors are?
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