LOVING, Richard (American, 1924-2021). Acquiescent Liaisons. 1993-1995. Oil on canvas. Signed on verso. 30 x 24”. Frame: 32 ½ x 26 ¼”. Richard Loving was an American artist and educator, primarily based in Chicago. He is most known for paintings that critics describe as metaphysical and visionary, which move fluidly between abstraction and representation, personalized symbolism taking organic and geometric forms, and chaos and order. They are often characterized by bright patterns of dotted lines and dashes, enigmatic spatial fields, and an illuminated quality. In 2010, critic James Yood wrote that Loving's work “mull[ed} over the possibilities of pattern and representation, of narrative and allegory” to attain a kind of wisdom, transcendence and acknowledgement of universals, “seeking understanding of self within the poetics of the physical world.” Excellent condition. Not examined out of frame.