Stephen Mueller 'Southwest Spirit'
Stephen Mueller 'Southwest Spirit'
Stephen Mueller (American, 1947-2011)
Southwest Spirit, 1973
Mixed media on paper
Signed 'Stephen Mueller 4 '73 NYC' on the reverse
Full sheet: 36 x 24 inches
In vintage wood frame. Over all dimensions 39.75 X 27.75 Inches
Provenance: William Talbot Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
'Southwest Spirit' by Stephen Mueller is a perfect example of his early works focusing on Gestural Abstraction while primarily utilizing earth tones. After 1980, his canvases exploded with bright hues as he leaned towards Color Field and Lyrical Abstraction, with inspiration derived from Eastern philosophies and transcendental imagery.