The vertical work takes shape in free or interlocking forms, animated by large areas of flat color, side by side or superimposed, creating a silent dialogue on the canvas...
Between shapes and colours, a vibrant interweaving emerges from successive layers, creating effects on the material. Everything here takes shape through rhythm and color: deep reds and dense blacks create this pulsation modulated by the material.

It should be noted that in 1962, the year of our oil, Serge Poliakoff was celebrated by the Venice Biennale, which reserved an entire room for him, and that he was granted French citizenship the same year.