Not on display
- Artist
- John Plumb 1927–2008
- Medium
- Acrylic paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 1832 x 1832 x 24 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented anonymously 1998
- Reference
- T07472
Display caption
Throughout his career, John Plumb gained a reputation as one of Britain's most inventive abstract painters. This work consists of broad bands of colour dragged across a canvas. Plumb applies the paint with knives and spatulas to allow for chance developments that he then reacts to. These unintended occurrences become a method for developing the character of the work. This element of improvisation has parallels with jazz, of which Plumb is a devotee. This is reflected in the work’s title, which was derived from a piece of music performed by Miles Davis.
Gallery label, July 2007
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