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The Rose

Jay DeFeo

The Rose

Jay DeFeo
  • Date: 1958 - 1966
  • Style: Abstract Expressionism
  • Genre: abstract
  • Media: oil, wood, canvas
  • Location: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, NY, US
  • Dimensions: 327.3 x 234.3 cm
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It's not just the scale of "The Rose" that has captivated eyes and minds for decades; the petrified flower radiates a quiet light from its center, emanating mystery and inner power. Kenneth Baker wrote in his San Francisco Chronicle review, "From a distance, the central starburst form that DeFeo grooved deeply into its surface appears to radiate a light that levitates the work's prodigious mass." Applying layer after layer of paint until the work weighed over 2,000 lbs., DeFeo transformed her painting into sculpture like a spiritual conversion. (Priscilla Frank)

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