Accent Grave
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Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Although Kline's paintings look as if they were executed in a spontaneous burst of activity, they were often painstakingly pre-planned through preliminary studies. Additionally, as in the case of Accent Grave, close inspection reveals passages of reworked areas - white over black and vice-versa - indicating that the final composition was carefully orchestrated. The painting's title derives from the downward sloping black shape in its upper region, which suggests an accent grave in French phonetics.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1967.3
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — © The Franz Kline Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Meanwhile, in the life of Franz Kline
The whole lifeearly 1950s
An affinity with Pierre Soulages
In the early 1950s Kline's work appears very much inspired by the French painter Pierre Soulages, who had exhibited at Betty Parsons' gallery in New York in 1949.
1952–1961
The Whitney Annuals and Biennials
Kline's work is included in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Annuals and Biennials in 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1961.
1956
The Venice Biennale
Kline's work is included in the Venice Biennale, the first of two appearances (the second is in 1960).
1956–1962
Summers in Provincetown
From 1956 to 1962 Kline spends his summers painting in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
1957
The São Paulo Biennial
Kline's work is included in the São Paulo Biennial.
