Franz Kline, Light Mechanic, 1960, oil on canvas, 92 x 67 ⅝ inches (233.7 x 171.8 cm)
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Bruce Helander reviews Franz Kline for Whitehot Magazine.
Helander writes, "One should never be surprised at the absolute perfection of the artists’ installations displayed at the Mnuchin Gallery, one of the undisputed great uptown New York art galleries that has a remarkable reputation for showing innovative modern masters in perfect harmony accented by their vintage townhouse interiors show space. Recent outstanding shows in the masterwork categories have included Chamberlain and Stella. The current exhibition, 'Franz Kline,' features fifteen memorable paintings from 1950 to 1960, along with a selection of works on paper. The exhibition offers a visitor a delightful reappraisal of Kline’s oeuvre, demonstrating his innovation with compositions of bold black dashing marks on a white canvas background. Kline manages to remain one of the few undisputed leading artists in the Abstract Expressionist fraternity."