Serge Poliakoff

‘Orange Line’ is a composition based on an interplay of geometric structures—colour-forms with fragmented surfaces that are juxtaposed. This orange line, reminiscent of the framework of a stained-glass window, emphasises rather than delineates forms that are independent of one another.  The superimposition of pictorial layers creates a vibration of colour. Here, the painter applies black over orange or orange over black, green over yellow, or even red over yellow… For Serge Poliakoff, “everything must be defined; one must set the form aside once it has been seen.” As well as being the year this painting was created, it was in 1952 that Poliakoff gave up his career as a guitarist to devote himself solely to painting. The Bing Gallery, based in Paris, offered him a contract that reinforced this decision. 

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