{"product_id":"edward-reep-2018-2013-reticular-series-8-diptych","title":"Edward Reep “Reticular Series #8” Monumental Abstract Diptych, Oil on Canvas","description":"\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eA monumental abstract oil on canvas by American artist \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Reep (1918–2013)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eReticular Series #8\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, presented as a dramatic two-panel diptych measuring an impressive \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 inches wide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe painting is a remarkable collision of color, geometry, and expressive gesture. Reep builds the composition from broad passages of turquoise and pale blue, burnt orange, ochre, deep green, black, and brilliant yellow. These larger fields are overlaid with an intricate web of fine diagonal lines, grids, translucent layers, and fractured geometric forms. The result is simultaneously controlled and energetic—the rigid architectural framework continually interrupted by sweeping, organic passages of paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe title \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eReticular Series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is particularly appropriate. “Reticular” describes a net-like or interconnected structure, and Reep repeatedly employs grids and crossing linear elements that appear to stretch across and bind together the otherwise explosive composition. At close range, the painting reveals an extraordinary density of detail; from a distance, these individual marks resolve into a powerful, almost architectural whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe diptych format heightens this tension. While the two canvases form a continuous composition, the central division remains visually present, creating another strong vertical element within Reep’s network of lines. The left panel is especially active and gestural, with intersecting lines cutting through layered passages of blue, green, orange, and black. The right introduces an extraordinary field of saturated yellow alongside massive areas of black, turquoise, and earth tones, giving the overall composition both weight and visual balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e54 inches high by 100 inches wide overall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eReticular Series #8\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e has exceptional presence. Its panoramic proportions and sophisticated palette make it particularly compelling alongside important Mid-Century Modern and postwar furnishings, where the painting functions not simply as decoration but as a major architectural element within a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eEdward Reep was an accomplished American painter and educator whose career stretched across much of the 20th century. He is particularly notable for having served as a U.S. Army combat artist during World War II, documenting the Italian campaign before developing a long postwar career as an artist and teacher. His later abstract work demonstrates the same fascination with structure, spatial relationships, movement, and visual tension evident in \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eReticular Series #8\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSigned \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Reep”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e lower right and titled on the stretcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Reep (American, 1918–2013)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eReticular Series #8\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Oil on canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eForm:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Diptych\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSignature:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Signed lower right “Reep”; titled on the stretcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Each panel: 54 H × 49.5 W in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOverall framed dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 54 H × 100 W × 2.25 D in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hobbs Modern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45922050408501,"sku":"HM-260824-890","price":12000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/5534\/3925\/files\/EdwardReep_2018-2013_ReticularSeries_8_diptych.jpg?v=1788617160","url":"https:\/\/hobbsmodern.com\/products\/edward-reep-2018-2013-reticular-series-8-diptych","provider":"Hobbs Modern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}