Untitled 1975

This untitled painting was made by Verena Loewensberg, and I can only imagine what it might have been like to create, shifting and emerging through trial, error, and intuition. Imagine Loewensberg in her studio, carefully choosing each color, then methodically applying each horizontal band. The matte surface absorbs the light, giving the colors a quiet, almost somber quality. I wonder if she mixed the colors herself, adjusting each hue until it felt just right. That thin stripe of cadmium yellow sings! I can imagine her stepping back, squinting, and adding that final touch, a moment of pure intuition. This piece reminds me a bit of Agnes Martin’s quiet grids and Albers’ color studies. It makes me think about how painting is this ongoing conversation between artists, all of us trying to figure out how to make sense of the world.