Alan Charlton
Sheffield 1948
Photo courtesy A arte Invernizzi, Milano
He is the artist who has abolished color. He only uses lighter or darker gray. (...) The picture's forms observe the same principle of rigorous simplicity.
Alan Charlton, Outer Piece 60 in. Square, Inner Piece 38 1/2 in. Square, Channel 1 3/4 in., December 1973. Acrylic on canvas, 152,4 x 152,4 cm. Private collection. Photo Alessandro Zambianchi, Milano
Alan Charlton, 90 x 180 in., Slit 156 in., August 11, 1971. Acrylic on canvas, 228,6 x 457,2 cm.; 112 x 56 in., Slit 100 in., March 1971. Acrylic on canvas, 284,5 x 142,2 cm.; Outer Piece 84 x 144 in., Inner Piece 68 1/2 x 128 1/2 in., Channel 1 3/4 in., May 8, 1972. Acrylic on canvas, 213,4 x 365,8 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Panza Collection, Gift, 1992. Installation view Villa Panza, Varese 1981. Photo © Giorgio Colombo, Milano
Alan Charlton, 90 x 56 in., Slit 44 in., 1971. Acrylic on canvas, 228, 8 x 141,9 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Panza Collection, 1991. Installation view Giuseppe Panza home, Milano 1981. Photo © Giorgio Colombo, Milano
Rosa Giovanna Magnifico Panza di Biumo and PanzaCollection would like to thank the artist, the family and the institutions for granting image publishing.