
Flight in Space ~ SOLD
1968
40" x 50"
Painting, oil on canvas
40" x 50"
Painting, oil on canvas
The other predominant motif in these works is the polygon, the multi-angled form that Shaw had featured prominently in his works
of the 1930s. Then, he had used the polygon architecturally, relating it to the skyscrapers and profiles of New York City. In the 1960s, Shaw used the polygon more freely. Flight in Space (1968) has the quality of a soaring jet plane, taking off. Yet the work’s one-leggedness instills a sense of unsteadiness. The yellow polygon at the center seems caught between movement and gravity.
Spanierman Gallery, LLC
New York, NY
of the 1930s. Then, he had used the polygon architecturally, relating it to the skyscrapers and profiles of New York City. In the 1960s, Shaw used the polygon more freely. Flight in Space (1968) has the quality of a soaring jet plane, taking off. Yet the work’s one-leggedness instills a sense of unsteadiness. The yellow polygon at the center seems caught between movement and gravity.
Spanierman Gallery, LLC
New York, NY
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(1892 - 1974)

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