Untitled #628

Name/Title

Untitled #628

Entry/Object ID

81.25

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrylic casting on paper

Context

Credit Line: Purchased by the Canton Museum of Art

Made/Created

Artist

Paul Maxwell

Date made

n.d.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame Size

Height

39 in

Width

31 in

Dimension Description

Image Size

Height

30 in

Width

22-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

Paul Maxwell was a modern artist and sculptor who invented and patented his own printmaking medium, an acrylic casting process by which he achieved unusually heavy relief designs on paper and other surfaces. Overtones of a metaphysical nature seem to emanate from Maxwell’s work. This piece culminates into a crescendo of pale yellow and large ‘scales’ in the center. The monochromatic yellow of the work conveys cheerful optimism while the structured evolution of the scale-shapes illustrate movement and change.