Sept. '63

Painting

-

di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

2018

2018

Name/Title

Sept. '63

Entry/Object ID

1381

Description

Gestural abstraction on terra cotta ground with 'face' lower left

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Category

Painting

Acquisition

Accession

AR1381

Source or Donor

Frank Hamilton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Credit Line: Gift of Frank Hamilton

Made/Created

Artist

Hassel Smith

Date made

1963

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature, Date

Location

Verso

Transcription

Hassel Smith Sept 1963

Material/Technique

Pen

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

70-1/8 in

Width

47-1/4 in

Depth

2-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Object

Height

69 in

Width

45-7/8 in

Exhibitions

Exhibition

The Incorrect Museum - Ongoing

Notes

May 3, 2025 - Ongoing, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

Exhibition

The Incorrect Museum: Redux

Notes

May 13, 2022 - 2023, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

Exhibition

The Incorrect Museum: Vignettes from the di Rosa Collection

Notes

April 17, 2021 - April 17, 2022, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

Exhibition

Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times (Part 1)

Notes

January 27 - May 27, 2018, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

Exhibition

Hassel Smith: 55 Years of Painting

Notes

October 25, 2002 to January 26, 2003, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa

Research Notes

Notes

Hassel Smith (1915-2007) was an icon of the Bay Area school of abstract expressionism. Even after contemporaries like Elmer Bischoff and Richard Diebenkorn turned from abstraction to figuration in the late 40s, Smith continued to paint in an idiosyncratic abstract style. Sept. '63 – painted 59 years ago this month in a self-built redwood-sided studio on an apple orchard outside Sebastopol –illustrates Smith’s expressive brushwork and bold color sense. Smith completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University and graduate studies at the California School of Fine Arts. His work is held in numerous collections including the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Tate Modern, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.