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Joseph GlascoLeda, large 20th century figural red painting, New York artist Joseph Glasco1956
1956
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Joseph Glasco (American, 1925-1996)
Leda
1956
Oil on paper
Signed and dated lower left
60 x 39 inches
Exhibited: Viviano, 1956, no. 3; Princeton, 1961, no. 73; Houston, CAM, 1986
As Raeburn states, "Ancient and modern myth – Salome, Lilith, Leda, and Goyen's Marvello – already had provided him [Glasco] with inspiration, and he continued to evoke mythical characters in the subjects and titles of his art." MR, p. 199. Dore Ashton of the New York Times reviewed the January 1956 show at Catherine Viviano, including this description of Leda, "One of the outstanding canvasses in the show is entitled 'Leda.' Executed in tones of brown and pale orange highlights, this painting shows a huge ambiguous female figure, her back to the spectator. Beyond her a giant fringe of feathers indicates the mythical swan. The whole effect is startling." NYT Feb. 3 1956. In the right corner of the work is a small mirror and comb. These two elements are often incorporated into Glasco's paintings, with the comb seeming to be an attribute of a woman while the mirror is often associated with his depictions of Narcissus.
Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma and grew up in Texas. In 1949, after his first one-person exhibition in New York, Glasco became the youngest artist represented at that time in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Glasco’s rythmical, all-over abstract compositions have often been linked with those of American artist Jackson Pollock. During the 1950s, Glasco became friends with Pollock; the two seemed to share an affinity for the element of chance in their work. In the late 1970s, Glasco first created his collaged canvases such as “Untitled #7″ . They were made from irregular scraps of canvas painted and glued unevenly onto an underlying abstract painting. According to Glasco, ” . . . there is a need in me to do sculpture and it somehow comes out when I paint and use material on top of material, . . . which is what sculpture is about.”
Mr. Glasco’s paintings and sculpture were widely shown at New York museums and galleries from the 1950’s to the 1970’s and ranged from stylized figures to completely abstract imagery.
His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City; the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.
- Creator:Joseph Glasco (1925 - 1996, American)
- Creation Year:1956
- Dimensions:Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Beachwood, OH
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU176829747612
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