David Smith

“Untitled,” 1963. Spray enamel on paper. 14 x 19”
"... American sculptor David Smith produced a distinctive body of work using commercial aerosol paint almost immediately upon its invention in the mid-nineteen-fifties. Wielding the spray can with the assurance of a welder's torch and the immediacy of a paintbrush, Smith combined the sensations of sculpting, painting, and drawing. In these works on paper and canvas the artist freely explored the interplay of mass and weightless form. David Smith: Sprays, curated by Candida Smith, the artist's daughter, and Peter Stevens, Director of the David Smith Estate, is the first in depth exhibition of the artist's Sprays in nearly thirty years. The exhibition includes more than seventy works on paper and canvas dating from 1958 to 1964, many of which have not been exhibited before and three related sculptures. ..."
Gugosian
David Smith: Sprays (Video)
Brooklyn Rail: David Smith Cubes and Anarchy
The Estate of David Smith
W - David Smith
YouTube: DAVID SMITH: Sprays at Gagosian Gallery, Madison Avenue

Sprays, created in HWVR picturing David Smith’s Quixote Don, 1958-1959, White Egg with Pink, 1958, Untitled, 1962 and Untitled, 1959