The Duet
Richard Pence
From the series In the Shadow of Fire
Acrylic on canvas, custom stretched on 2×4 frame
56 × 39.5 × 3.5 in
$4,300
A black field dragged vertically over a column of scraped red and orange, struck at its center by two thrown bursts of cadmium yellow that stand up off the surface in relief. Neither throw was aimed at a figure. Three days later, when his wife asked what the painting was called, Pence found he could see two dancers in the yellow: one upright with arms flung wide, the other low on its knees beneath. A wash of yellow-green runs down the right edge and wraps around the 3.5-inch sides, so the canvas hangs well unframed.