Resin Slabs
1966-1969
“…it is precisely Davis’ refusal to settle for anything but ambitious painting that, one feels, has compelled him to use both new materials and two-point perspective. What incites amazement is that … after a lapse of at least a century, rigorous perspective could again become a medium of painting.”
— Michael Fried, ArtForum Magazine, April 1967
Small Tray, 1966
22 1/2 x 43 3/8 inches overall
Acrylic on Sheet Polyester Resin, Slab Series, (PTG 0030A)
Misappropriated by New Gallery Houston; location unknown
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Lavender Slab, 1966
45 x 61 1/8 inches (shaped)
Acrylic on Polyester Resin Canvas, Slab Series, (PTG 0030B)
Private Collection
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Nine-Ninths Aqua, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series, (PTG 0031C)
Collection: Hall Art Foundation
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Small Tray, 1966
22 1/2 x 43 3/8 inches overall
Acrylic on Sheet Polyester Resin, Slab Series, (PTG 0030A)
Misappropriated by New Gallery Houston; location unknown
Lavender Slab, 1966
45 x 61 1/8 inches (shaped)
Acrylic on Polyester Resin Canvas, Slab Series, (PTG 0030B)
Private Collection
Nine-Ninths Aqua, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series, (PTG 0031C)
Collection: Hall Art Foundation
Blue Tray, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series (PTG 0032A)
Former Collection: Mrs. Betty Freeman, Beverly Hills, CA, 1968
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Six-Ninths Green, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series (PTG 0033)
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition: Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966
Permanent Collection: Museum of Contempory Art, Los Angeles. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Gifford Phillips
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Six-Ninths Blue, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped), Slab Series (PTG 0034)
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition: Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966
Collection: Robert A. Rowan
ARTFORUM review by Michael Fried, April, 1967
Blue Tray, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series (PTG 0032A)
Former Collection: Mrs. Betty Freeman, Beverly Hills, CA, 1968
Six-Ninths Green, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series (PTG 0033)
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition: Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966
Permanent Collection: Museum of Contempory Art, Los Angeles. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Gifford Phillips
Six-Ninths Blue, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Slab Series (PTG 0034)
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition: Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966
Collection: Robert A. Rowan
ARTFORUM review by Michael Fried, April, 1967
Six-Ninths Red, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series (PTG 0036)
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition: Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966
Permanent Collection: Harwood Musuem of Art, Taos, NM
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Two-Thirds Yellow, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series (PTG 0038)
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966. Collection: The Jewish Museum, New York
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Six-Ninths Yellow, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped),
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition: Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966
Collection: Suzanne and Theodore M. Fields
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Six-Ninths Red, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series (PTG 0036)
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition: Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966
Permanent Collection: Harwood Musuem of Art, Taos, NM
Two-Thirds Yellow, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped)
Moulded Polyester Resin, Fiberglass, and Wood
Slab Series (PTG 0038)
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966. Collection: The Jewish Museum, New York
Six-Ninths Yellow, 1966
72 x 131 inches (shaped),
Included in Davis’ first New York solo exhibition: Six Slabs, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC, October 1966
Collection: Suzanne and Theodore M. Fields
Black Corner Slab, 1969
47 x 94 inches
Small Slab Series
Collection: A. Alfred Taubman
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Two Corner Slab, 1969
47 x 94 inches, (shaped)
PTG 0125
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Window, 1969
48 x 96 inches, (shaped)
Private collection, Los Angeles
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Black Corner Slab, 1969
47 x 94 inches
Small Slab Series
Collection: A. Alfred Taubman
Two Corner Slab, 1969
47 x 94 inches, (shaped)
PTG 0125
Window, 1969
48 x 96 inches, (shaped)
Private collection, Los Angeles
Frame, 1969
50 x 140 inches (shaped)
Slabs III Series (PTG 0110)
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Silver Slab, 1969
50 x 140 inches, (shaped)
Collection: Charles Cowles
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Corner Shower, 1969
50 x 140 inches
Slab II Series
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Frame, 1969
50 x 140 inches (shaped)
Slabs III Series (PTG 0110)
Silver Slab, 1969
50 x 140 inches, (shaped)
Collection: Charles Cowles
Corner Shower, 1969
50 x 140 inches
Slab II Series
Eight-Ninths Brown, 1966
72 x 131 1/4 inches
PTG 035A
Collection: The Hall Art Foundation
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Two-Ninths Gray, 1966
72 x 131 1/4 inches
PTG 032
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Eight-Ninths Brown, 1966
72 x 131 1/4 inches
PTG 035A
Collection: The Hall Art Foundation
Two-Ninths Gray, 1966
72 x 131 1/4 inches
PTG 032
Complements, 1969
50 x 140 inches, (shaped)
Private collection, Los Angeles
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Green Slab, 1969
50 x 140 inches
Slab II series
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