JEAN ALBERT MCEWEN, R.C.A.
COMPOSITION
signed; also signed and dated “24.11.62” on the reverse
20 ins x 20 ins; 50.8 cms x 50.8 cms
May 29, 2017
Estimate $25,000-$30,000
Realised: $66,000
The process of any artist’s practice is fascinating to us.
This lot falls within the early years of McEwen’s search for personal solutions to the colour-depth enigma. Others had tackled this quandary, too, and McEwen was certainly aware of the resolutions suggested by American colour field painters.
A diminutive composition measuring just 20 ins x 20 ins, Composition ‘62 was hammered down for a big price.
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