With strong internal structure highlighted by intense color complements and crisp geometries, Trisected: Yellow to Pink is a prime example of Anuszkiewicz’ mature work from a decade in which he mounted seven solo exhibitions. You may be tempted to call this painting abstract but as a colorist Anuszkiewicz’s concerns about figure-ground movement are more akin to traditional painting, both of which share a reliance on the illusion of depth through manipulation of color relationships. This is a significant and compelling work as the three vertical bands form a an unusual axis for him and within those he experiments with his conceptual color and line variations. He is also optically playing visual games with the two horizontal bands at the top and bottom of the canvas as it alternates between yellow and pink.

Private collection, San Diego

Gift of the above to private collection

Christie’s New York, 14 May 2021, lot 159

Maddon, D. and N. Spike, Anuszkiewicz: Paintings & Sculptures 1945-2001 Catalogue Raisonné, Italy, 2010, p. 182, no. 1976.11.