Alice Baber — Crossing Winds, 1974

Signed ‘Baber’ (lower right); signed, titled and dated ‘Alice Baber Crossing Winds, 1974’ (on the reverse of the canvas).

Crossing Winds, executed in 1974, is a radiant example of Alice Baber’s mastery of light, color, and fluid abstraction. Known for her unique “staining” technique, Baber allows translucent layers of pigment to overlap, creating a sense of ethereal depth and rhythmic movement across the canvas.

In this work, the circular forms—a hallmark of her mature style—appear to float and intersect, suggesting a dynamic, celestial interplay of light and atmosphere that lives up to the evocative title.

Baber’s compositions are often described as celebrations of color, and Crossing Winds is no exception. The orchestration of cool blues and greens, punctuated by warm notes of yellow and coral, evokes a sense of airy turbulence and calm simultaneously.

By eschewing rigid structural lines in favor of pulsing, overlapping orbs, Baber invites the viewer into a meditative experience, where the boundaries between light and form dissolve, reflecting her lifelong quest to capture the pure energy of the visible world.

Private collection, Düsseldorf (acquired in the 1970s).
Private collection, Mr. Marcus Schuster.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

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