Samuel Bak

Behind the Wall

   
Behind the Wall
  • 2011
  • Black gouache on paper
  • 9 18 × 11 14 inches(23 × 28 12 cm)

  • Signed lower right: BAK

  • Brilliant facility used to render another enigmatic image.
    Pawns sequestered behind the wall. The wall a solid piece of the Chess board.
    Off to the side the mold from which the pawns are mounted or caste.
    Can they be replaced as they are sacrificed in the battles to come?

    Black gouache is a furtive material and to render detail in it is remarkable.

    Bernard H. Pucker, BAK a Day, January 9, 2022

  • Themes:  Chess

Exhibitions

Your Move . New Paintings by SAMUEL BAK 2012 Boston, MA

Literature

Your Move . New Paintings by SAMUEL BAK Theodore K. Rabb 2012 Boston, MA, p. 40, ill.

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