Shapes and Colors

Artist Wayne La Com (1922 - 2019)

Date1949

MediumCasein on board

Dimensions16 5/8 x 21 3/4 in. (42.2 x 55.2 cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineGift of the Hilbert Collection

Object number2019.319

DescriptionAfter World War II, Wayne LaCom experimented with many different modern approaches to art-making. He also helped to popularize the use of casein, an opaque, water-soluble paint named after the milk protein used to bind the pigment - it has an interesting chalky surface and matte finish. Newly-developed water-based acrylic paints largely replaced casein around the 1960s.

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