{"product_id":"bellatrix-morris-louis","title":"Bellatrix - Morris Louis","description":"\u003cp\u003eBellatrix by Morris Louis is an abstract Color Field painting featuring vertical streams of colour on unprimed canvas. This work exemplifies Louis's exploration of colour and materiality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eMorris Louis (1912-1962) was an American painter and a major figure in the Color Field movement, a style of abstract painting that emerged in the late 1940s. Louis, along with other artists like Kenneth Noland, sought to move away from the gestural brushwork of Abstract Expressionism, instead focusing on the expressive potential of pure colour. His work is characterised by the use of thinned acrylic paint poured onto unprimed canvas, creating luminous, translucent layers. \n\nBellatrix exemplifies Louis's signature 'Veil' series. Vertical rivulets of colour cascade down the canvas, creating a sense of movement and optical blending. The colours, including reds, greens, blues, and browns, are allowed to interact and merge, resulting in subtle variations in tone and intensity. The large expanse of unpainted canvas surrounding the colour streams emphasises the materiality of the paint and the flatness of the picture plane. This work invites contemplation on the properties of colour and the act of painting itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-orange-tan-and-purple-mark-rothko\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eRed, Orange, Tan and Purple - Mark Rothko — Mark Rothko\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/untitled-abstract-composition-ink-on-paper-wassily-kandinsky\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eUntitled (Abstract Composition, Ink on Paper) - Wassily Kandinsky — Wassily Kandinsky\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Morris Louis","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57673352347983,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":57855297716559,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":57855297749327,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":57855297782095,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A1 (59.4 x 84.1  cm) \/ -","offer_id":57855297814863,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Bellatrix_Poster_CompositorV1_1778544244891.jpg?v=1778587091","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/bellatrix-morris-louis","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}