Concretion
George L. K. Morris (American, 1905–1975)

Details
Title
Concretion
Artist/Maker
George L. K. Morris (American, 1905–1975)
Date
1936
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
54 x 72 inches
Credit
Purchase in honor of Mrs. Rufus Chambers, President of the Members Guild, 1971–1972
Accession #
72.15
Born into a well-to-do family and educated at Yale University, George L. K. Morris used his money and privilege for frequent travels to Europe, where—together with his friend Albert E. Gallatin (whose work hangs nearby)—he studied the latest trends in modern art. After returning to New York, he became a staunch proponent of abstraction, both as a gallerist and a painter. In Concretion, he explores the aesthetic possibilities of overlaying geometric forms on a grand scale. The title—a term borrowed from geology that describes a compact mass containing fossilized material—hints at the hidden meanings waiting to be uncovered in abstract paintings.
Image Copyright
© Courtesy Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio, Lenox, MA