Paintings available from the
Darwin and Ethel Musselman Exemption Trust
"Encrusted Vertical" 1961, oil on canvas, 60" x 50" $25,000
"Gray and Pink Structure" 1977, Oil on canvas, 40" x 50" $17,500
"End of the Feast" 1953, Oil on panel, 30" x 40" $14,000
"5-12-51" 1951, Duco on panel, 24" x 30" $11,275
"Brown Texture" 1962, Oil on canvas, 28" x 40" $10,000
"Red-Orange Variations" 1961, Oil on canvas, 60" x 48" $27,500
"Fugal Echoes" 1959, Opaque watercolor on panel, 24" x 30" $11,500
"Rock Images, Blue" 1961, Oil on canvas, 60" x 48" $24,750
"Ochre Rhythm" 1951, Duco on panel, 24" x 30" $7,200
"Snow Patterns" 1962, Oil on canvas, 38" x 50" $16,500
"Textural Variations on Red and Black" 1968, Oil on canvas, 60" x 50"
$27,500
"Lines, Shapes, Textures" 1948, Opaque watercolor on panel,
22" x 16.5" $9,500
Darwin Musselman's penchant for careful design is evident in all of his styles. To the left is preliminary sketch #5 for "Harrison Street" (see the "Abstract paintings" page). As a check on his composition, he reduced the image to orthogonal shapes in preliminary sketch #6 below left. This resembles several finished non-objective paintings, as in "Lines, Shapes, and Textures" below. Whether based on orthogonal or amorphous shapes, all of his non-objectives reflect his trademark careful organization and design.
There are actually three sub-styles of Musselman's non-objective paintings: orthogonal, amorphous (as in "Textural Variations in Red and Black") and a "Duco" paint-based style which included Jackson Pollack-style drips of paint as in "Ochre Rhythm."