ALVIN DELMAR LOVING JR. (American 1935-2005)
Emmett [Till] - 1988
Acrylic and mixed media collage on cardstock
Signed titled, inscribed and dated on verso
Height 45 inches width 36.5 inches

Provenance
Linda Schwartz Gallery Lexington, Kentucky from whom acquired by present owner in 1992.

Alvin D. Loving, Jr. (1935 - 2005) is a celebrated African American abstract expressionist with a long list of accolades, inducing being the first African American artist to have a one-person show at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1969. Throughout his career, Loving was a university educator, was widely exhibited, and was commissioned by many important entities. His awards are numerous, and include a Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant, a Joan Mitchell Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship for Painting and NEA grants for painting.

Loving’s earlier works (1960’s and 70’s), which come up more frequently at auction, are easily recognized by the elegant and exact geometric design, refracted light, and crisp brilliant color pallet. In the 1980’s Loving became more experimental with materials and process, and his later works, (including the offered lot) began to take on a more expressive, organic, and unrestricted appearance, which he stated gave him a greater sense of freedom. The offered lot, composed mainly of rag paper and spray paint, and without a support but rather having integral tacks to cling flatly to the wall, is an intriguing example of Loving’s experimentation with unconventional construction and mediums.

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