Blue Vertical 1964 might be considered a proto-Canto, one of the earliest examples of this series painted and sold in New York. It was Ball’s first sale to a museum collection, albeit a private museum, established by the flamboyant collector and fashion-industry titan Larry Aldrich. Aldrich had a voracious appetite for contemporary art, which he was buying in the mid-1960s. Aldrich had done well …

Provenance

Painted by the artist in New York; Acquired from the artist by Larry Aldrich, New York; Private collection, Texas; Private collection, Sydney

Exhibitions

Most likely 1964: 'The New Edge: Andre, Huot, Barry, Norman, Ball' Westerly Gallery, New York, USA