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L to R: 1, 3, 5: “Untitled,” c. 1973-74 | 2: George Woodman with sculpture, Antella, Italy, c. 1970s | 4: “Untitled,” 1975, 60 x 60 in. Acrylic on canvas | 6: “5 Sided Column,” c. 1973 | 7: “Untitled,” c. 1973 | 8: “Untitled,” c. 1974 | 9-10: Photographed sketches and notes, undated | 11: “Untitled,” c. 1964. Pyramid-shaped painting suspended from a tree in Woodman’s backyard, Boulder, Colorado. All sketches and artworks by George Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.L to R: 1, 3, 5: “Untitled,” c. 1973-74 | 2: George Woodman with sculpture, Antella, Italy, c. 1970s | 4: “Untitled,” 1975, 60 x 60 in. Acrylic on canvas | 6: “5 Sided Column,” c. 1973 | 7: “Untitled,” c. 1973 | 8: “Untitled,” c. 1974 | 9-10: Photographed sketches and notes, undated | 11: “Untitled,” c. 1964. Pyramid-shaped painting suspended from a tree in Woodman’s backyard, Boulder, Colorado. All sketches and artworks by George Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
L to R: 1, 3, 5: “Untitled,” c. 1973-74 | 2: George Woodman with sculpture, Antella, Italy, c. 1970s | 4: “Untitled,” 1975, 60 x 60 in. Acrylic on canvas | 6: “5 Sided Column,” c. 1973 | 7: “Untitled,” c. 1973 | 8: “Untitled,” c. 1974 | 9-10: Photographed sketches and notes, undated | 11: “Untitled,” c. 1964. Pyramid-shaped painting suspended from a tree in Woodman’s backyard, Boulder, Colorado. All sketches and artworks by George Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
George Woodman. “Untitled,” c. 1973-74 © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Woodman Family Foundation Archives
George Woodman's geometric sculptures. "George Woodman: A Democracy of Parts, Paintings 1966-1978," DC Moore Gallery, New York, 2025

George Woodman’s tessellated pattern paintings built upon observations made in the three-dimensional realm of architecture, specifically in the tiled surfaces that covered walls and floors as they emerged from and receded into space.

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L to R: 1: George Woodman’s studio, Tuscany, Italy, c. 1965-66 | 2: “Untitled,” 1965, 63 x 94 in. Oil on canvas | 3: “Untitled,” 1967, 31 3/4 x 31 3/4 in. Oil on canvas. Image courtesy Simone Begani | 4: “Untitled,” c. 1965-66, dimensions unknown. Oil on canvas | 5: “Untitled,” c. 1966, 40 x 40 in. Oil on canvas | 6: “Cosmati,” 1966, 60 x 60 in. Oil on canvas | 7: Cosmati tile detail Cattedrale di Anagni, Anagni, Italy © Museo della Cattedrale di Anagni | 8: “Untitled,” c. 1966, 59 1/2 x 59 in. Oil on canvas | 9: Sketch for painting, c. 1965-66 | 10: “Trajan’s Column,” 1965/1966, 33 1/2 x 201 in. Acrylic on canvas | 11: Sketch for painting, undated | 12-14: Details from “Trajan’s Column,” 1965/1966 | 15: Exhibition announcement, “George E. Woodman: The Italian Paintings,”University Memorial Center Art Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1966. All sketches and artworks by George Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.L to R: 1: George Woodman’s studio, Tuscany, Italy, c. 1965-66 | 2: “Untitled,” 1965, 63 x 94 in. Oil on canvas | 3: “Untitled,” 1967, 31 3/4 x 31 3/4 in. Oil on canvas. Image courtesy Simone Begani | 4: “Untitled,” c. 1965-66, dimensions unknown. Oil on canvas | 5: “Untitled,” c. 1966, 40 x 40 in. Oil on canvas | 6: “Cosmati,” 1966, 60 x 60 in. Oil on canvas | 7: Cosmati tile detail Cattedrale di Anagni, Anagni, Italy © Museo della Cattedrale di Anagni | 8: “Untitled,” c. 1966, 59 1/2 x 59 in. Oil on canvas | 9: Sketch for painting, c. 1965-66 | 10: “Trajan’s Column,” 1965/1966, 33 1/2 x 201 in. Acrylic on canvas | 11: Sketch for painting, undated | 12-14: Details from “Trajan’s Column,” 1965/1966 | 15: Exhibition announcement, “George E. Woodman: The Italian Paintings,”University Memorial Center Art Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1966. All sketches and artworks by George Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
L to R: 1: George Woodman’s studio, Tuscany, Italy, c. 1965-66 | 2: “Untitled,” 1965, 63 x 94 in. Oil on canvas | 3: “Untitled,” 1967, 31 3/4 x 31 3/4 in. Oil on canvas. Image courtesy Simone Begani | 4: “Untitled,” c. 1965-66, dimensions unknown. Oil on canvas | 5: “Untitled,” c. 1966, 40 x 40 in. Oil on canvas | 6: “Cosmati,” 1966, 60 x 60 in. Oil on canvas | 7: Cosmati tile detail Cattedrale di Anagni, Anagni, Italy © Museo della Cattedrale di Anagni | 8: “Untitled,” c. 1966, 59 1/2 x 59 in. Oil on canvas | 9: Sketch for painting, c. 1965-66 | 10: “Trajan’s Column,” 1965/1966, 33 1/2 x 201 in. Acrylic on canvas | 11: Sketch for painting, undated | 12-14: Details from “Trajan’s Column,” 1965/1966 | 15: Exhibition announcement, “George E. Woodman: The Italian Paintings,”University Memorial Center Art Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1966. All sketches and artworks by George Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
George Woodman’s studio, Tuscany, Italy, c. 1965-66. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
George Woodman's year in Florence, Italy. "George Woodman: A Democracy of Parts, Paintings 1966-1978," DC Moore Gallery, New York, 2025

From the fall of 1965 through the summer of 1966, George Woodman spent the year living and working near Florence, Italy. It was in this year that the presence of pattern and attention to color that characterized his earlier paintings took a definitive turn.

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