Morris Louis
Ariadne's Gallery holds 109 works by Morris Louis, made between 1948 and 1962. Most belong to Color field painting and Abstract expressionism. The most common genres are abstract and figurative. Compared with the rest of the collection, these works most often evoke tension and sadness.
Emotional profile
- Sadness: 39 (collection average 34)
- Joy: 41 (collection average 46)
- Tension: 56 (collection average 48)
- Anger: 26 (collection average 23)
- Nostalgia: 44 (collection average 47)
- Wonder: 36 (collection average 48)
- Interest: 51 (collection average 57)
Styles
- Color field painting (1,332)
- Abstract expressionism (3,598)
Artworks
- Drawing [D88], 1948 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
- Untitled D 233a, 1949 — Sadness 68, Anger 53, Tension 73
- Untitled D11, 1949 — Sadness 70, Anger 55, Tension 75
- Untitled D233b, 1949 — Sadness 65, Anger 50, Tension 70
- Drawing [D182], 1950 — Wonder 49, Joy 45, Nostalgia 40
- Charred Journal: Firewritten V, 1951 — Sadness 79, Anger 65, Tension 85
- Landscape (Mid-day), 1953 — Sadness 60, Anger 30, Tension 55
- Trellis, 1953 — Joy 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 45
- Breaking Hue, 1954 — Wonder 65, Tension 65, Interest 70
- Iris, 1954 — Joy 75, Nostalgia 70, Wonder 65
- Untitled, 1954 — Sadness 77, Anger 57, Tension 79
- Number 1, 1956 - 1957 — Sadness 55, Anger 25, Tension 50
- Untitled, 1956 — Sadness 72, Anger 58, Tension 78
- 7 Bronze, 1958 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 65, Interest 69
- Addition VII, 1958 — Interest 69, Tension 60, Joy 55
- Aurora, 1958 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Wonder 32
- Ayin, 1958 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Tension 55
- Blue Veil, 1958 — Joy 75, Wonder 64, Interest 70
- Broad Turning, 1958 — Joy 65, Nostalgia 55, Interest 60
- Dalet Aleph, 1958 — Tension 80, Anger 30, Interest 60
- Dalet Chet, 1958 — Tension 75, Interest 65, Wonder 56
- Russet, 1958 — Sadness 60, Anger 30, Tension 55
- Tet, 1958 — Sadness 58, Anger 31, Tension 52
- Untitled, 1958 — Anger 28, Tension 53, Sadness 37
- Yad, 1958 — Sadness 80, Anger 50, Tension 70
- Zayin, 1958 — Sadness 85, Tension 80, Anger 55
- Addition V, 1959 — Interest 65, Tension 56, Joy 45
- Ambi I, 1959 - 1960 — Joy 50, Interest 55, Tension 45
- Beth Chaf, 1959 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Interest 60
- Beth Zayin, 1959 — Sadness 85, Tension 80, Anger 55
- Buskin, 1959 — Joy 50, Interest 55, Anger 9
- Dalet Kaf, 1959 — Nostalgia 60, Tension 55, Sadness 40
- Dalet Tet, 1959 — Nostalgia 75, Anger 50, Tension 65
- Dalet Zayin, 1959 — Sadness 79, Tension 75, Anger 48
- Faces, 1959 — Interest 70, Joy 59, Wonder 50
- Floral V, 1959 - 1960 — Joy 70, Interest 60, Wonder 40
- Gamma Delta, 1959 - 1960 — Sadness 55, Joy 56, Tension 49
- High, 1959 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 55, Sadness 40
- K S I, 1959 — Sadness 69, Anger 40, Tension 65
- Nexus II, 1959 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Anger 55
- Number 99, 1959 - 1960 — Tension 60, Joy 55, Interest 55
- Nun, 1959 — Joy 45, Anger 21, Tension 45
- Omega I, 1959 - 1960 — Joy 55, Interest 56, Tension 45
- Para III, 1959 — Tension 55, Nostalgia 51, Anger 25
- Point of Tranquility, 1959 - 1960 — Joy 75, Interest 65, Tension 40
- Saf, 1959 — Joy 65, Interest 55, Tension 40
- Saf Aleph, 1959 — Joy 60, Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55
- Saf Dalet, 1959 — Tension 55, Nostalgia 50, Anger 20
- Saraband, 1959 — Tension 65, Interest 70, Wonder 60
- Seal, 1959 — Anger 50, Sadness 60, Tension 70
- Spawn, 1959 - 1960 — Tension 71, Interest 70, Joy 55
- Untitled, 1959 - 1960 — Sadness 75, Anger 61, Tension 80
- Untitled, 1959 - 1960 — Sadness 76, Anger 59, Tension 79
- Untitled, 1959 — Joy 80, Interest 75, Wonder 70
- Alpha, 1960 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 61, Interest 65
- Alpha Epsilon, 1960 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Nostalgia 50
- Alpha Tau, 1960 - 1961 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Wonder 56
- Alpha Upsilon, 1960 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Tension 55
- Alpha-Pi, 1960 — Nostalgia 60, Tension 56, Anger 25
- Beta Upsilon, 1960 — Nostalgia 60, Tension 55, Sadness 40
- Blue Column, 1960 — Joy 71, Interest 65, Tension 41
- Delta Kappa, 1960 — Joy 60, Tension 55, Interest 60
- Delta Zeta, 1960 — Anger 60, Nostalgia 80, Tension 75
- Gamma, 1960 — Sadness 49, Joy 55, Nostalgia 50
- Gamma Omicron, 1960 — Sadness 75, Tension 69, Anger 42
- Gamma Ro, 1960 — Sadness 65, Anger 37, Tension 60
- Gamma Tau, 1960 — Sadness 68, Anger 40, Tension 65
- Janus, 1960 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Tension 55
- Phi, 1960 - 1961 — Nostalgia 78, Anger 52, Tension 68
- Pillar of Hope, 1960 - 1961 — Tension 50, Anger 20, Sadness 30
- Roseate, 1960 — Joy 60, Interest 55, Tension 40
- Twined Columns II, 1960 — Interest 65, Tension 55, Joy 50
- Untitled, 1960 — Sadness 73, Anger 58, Tension 78
- VAV, 1960 — Nostalgia 80, Anger 55, Tension 70
- Where, 1960 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Wonder 55
- While Series II, 1960 — Interest 70, Joy 60, Wonder 50
- Alpha-Phi, 1961 — Tension 70, Anger 35, Nostalgia 55
- Alphard, 1961 — Tension 60, Interest 65, Joy 50
- Bellatrix, 1961 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Tension 51
- Beta Delta, 1961 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Wonder 50
- Beta Lambda, 1961 — Nostalgia 59, Joy 54, Tension 53
- Claustral, 1961 — Tension 50, Nostalgia 45, Joy 40
- Delta Lambda, 1961 — Sadness 60, Anger 35, Tension 55
- Delta Theta, 1961 — Interest 76, Wonder 71, Tension 60
- Number 1-81, 1961 — Tension 65, Nostalgia 54, Anger 25
- Number 1-82, 1961 — Nostalgia 75, Anger 50, Tension 65
- Number 2-07, 1961 — Joy 60, Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55
- Number 28, 1961 — Sadness 80, Tension 75, Anger 45
- Number 32, 1961 — Sadness 60, Anger 26, Tension 50
- Number 82, 1961 — Sadness 55, Tension 48, Anger 22
- Pillar of Fire, 1961 — Tension 56, Anger 30, Wonder 50
- Red Go, 1961 — Sadness 80, Anger 45, Tension 70
- Third Element, 1961 — Sadness 65, Anger 34, Tension 55
- Vertical Horizon, 1961 — Interest 75, Joy 65, Wonder 55
- 2-68, 1962 — Interest 69, Tension 60, Joy 51
- Apogee, 1962 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Tension 46
- Approach, 1962 — Sadness 69, Nostalgia 60, Anger 15
- Gemma, 1962 — Joy 70, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
- Green Picket, 1962 — Sadness 50, Joy 50, Anger 20
- Horizontal I, 1962 — Joy 74, Nostalgia 65, Interest 70
- Horizontal VIII, 1962 — Joy 55, Tension 45, Nostalgia 40
- Hot Half, 1962 — Tension 55, Nostalgia 50, Joy 46
- Number 1-36, 1962 — Sadness 70, Anger 40, Tension 60
- Number 1-68, 1962 — Tension 70, Interest 65, Wonder 55
- Number 39, 1962 — Sadness 75, Anger 45, Tension 65
- Number 6, 1962 — Joy 65, Nostalgia 50, Interest 55
- Partition, 1962 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Wonder 56
- Purple Fill, 1962 — Joy 70, Interest 65, Nostalgia 55
- unknown title — Anger 65, Nostalgia 85, Sadness 70
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