John AltoonBlack and White 55 1963

T03266 UNTITLED (BLACK AND WHITE 55) 1963

Not inscribed
Ink and acrylic paint on board, 30 × 40 (76.3 × 101.7)
Presented by the artist's widow 1981

This is one of many drawings made by Altoon during 1963 on a commercial board of standard size. He concentrated on these intuitive drawings, combinations of Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism, following a period of making larger oil paintings.

Published in:
The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1984