Pinchbeck

A three-dimensional magenta geometric shape is framed on either side by a brown and a black plane. The paper is lightly smudged, wrinkled, and stained.
Peter Pinchbeck, Sketch for Large Scale Freestanding Color Planes, November 6, 1973, 1973. Acrylic paint, pencil, and painted cut paper on off-white paper, 36 x 48 in. American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of William H. G. FitzGerald, Desmond FitzGerald, and B. Francis Saul II).

More on Sketch for Large Scale Freestanding Color Plans, November 6, 1973

“I was initially drawn to the bright color in Pinchbeck’s work, but after viewing it in person, I was charmed by the small imperfections on the paper. It became charmingly evident to me that this work had lived in the studio with Pinchbeck and reflected this period in his life.”

–  Annabelle Renshaw, co-curator, American University