Morris Louis was an American painter associated with Color Field painting and the Washington Color School. Using diluted acrylics on unprimed canvas, he allowed paint to flow in controlled streams or layered veils. Works such as the “Unfurleds,” “Veils,” and “Stripes” emphasize chromatic luminosity and the physical behavior of pigment.
Louis sought clarity through reduction, letting color act as both form and content.
Morris Louis was an American Color Field painter known for poured paintings emphasizing flow and chromatic luminosity.
Morris Louis was an American painter known for poured color-field works—veils, stripes, and washes shaped by gravity and translucency.
