Irving Haynes, Untitled Abstract on Paper (2005)

Description This is an abstract work on paper completed in 2005, making it one of the last pieces Irving Haynes completed before he passed away.  Haynes' use of line and shape is clearly a nod to his training as an architect.  But his innovative use of color -- purples and tans -- is also apparent here. Details Irving B. Haynes (American, 1927-2005) Untitled Abstract (2005)  Acrylic on paper  Initialed and dated in lower right hand corner 32 3/4" x 25" (overall) 31" x 23 1/4" (sight) New framed under plexiglass About the Artist Irving Haynes is one of our favorite under-recognized artists of the 20th century.  A former professor at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Haynes was a true renaissance man:  war veteran, architect, talented athlete, photographer and jazz pianist. Born in Maine in 1927, he graduated from RISD in 1951 with a degree in painting and established his own architectural firm in 1968. He then went on to have a distinguished career as a painter a