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SHARED LIGHT
THE ART OF ALICE BABER & PAUL JENKINS, New York | 23E67, 10 April - 31 May 2025

SHARED LIGHT: THE ART OF ALICE BABER & PAUL JENKINS

Current exhibition
Alice Baber, The Golden Ladder to the Mountain, 1975
Alice Baber, The Golden Ladder to the Mountain, 1975
Alice Baber, The Golden Ladder to the Mountain, 1975
Alice Baber, The Golden Ladder to the Mountain, 1975

Alice Baber

The Golden Ladder to the Mountain, 1975
Oil on canvas
30 x 50 in
76.2 x 127 cm
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Further images

  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Paul Jenkins, Phenomena Ever Cross Over, 1969
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Paul Jenkins, Phenomena Ever Cross Over, 1969
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Paul Jenkins, Phenomena Ever Cross Over, 1969
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Paul Jenkins, Phenomena Ever Cross Over, 1969
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In the tradition of Abstract Expressionism and Color Field, Alice Baber created paintings which dissolve into light and color. In this composition, pastel colors bleed into white intervals of light,...
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In the tradition of Abstract Expressionism and Color Field, Alice Baber created paintings which dissolve into light and color. In this composition, pastel colors bleed into white intervals of light, overlapping and interacting with one another in soft hues of yellow, orange, pink, blue, and violet. The drifting shapes appear to travel with aqueous softness. Their diffuse edges meet in a stream of light whose motion is implied through subtle gradations of tone and hue. Yellow shapes emit an aureate glow, while rosy stains tint the canvas with the gentle warmth of dawn. Baber often employed titles referencing motion to emphasize the dynamic energy within her work. Here, the title evokes a sense of ascent—a ladder toward a serene peak—while the composition itself pulses with a bubbling, upward rhythm, as if carried by light itself.
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Provenance

Palm Beach Galleries, Palm Beach

Private Collection, Palm Beach (acquired from the above in 1983)

Private Collection, Florida (gifted from the above circa 1986)

Private Collection, Florida (gifted from the above circa 2015)

Private Collection, New York (purchased from Sothebys New York, October 2023)
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