b'i. Jules Olitski Marcus Flight, 1968 Acrylic on Canvas, 83 x 15.5 inches On Verso Olitski 1968MSFA: 7185Provenance Andr Emmerich Gallery Inc., New York, New York.From the collection of Aaron M. Milrad, Toronto, Ontario. Exhibitions Abstract Borders, Barbara Edwards Contemporary BEC Project Space, 25 September to 2 November 2019, Toronto, Ontario.ii. Jules Olitski Facer, 1968 Acrylic on Canvas, 70.25 x 14.5 inches Signed Titled Dated on VersoMSFA: 7229ProvenanceAndre Emmerich Gallery NYCollection of Jennifer Cosgriff NYJules Olitski (RussianAmerican, 19222007) was a Colour Field painter once heralded by Clement Greenberg as the greatest painter alive. He is known for his works which focus on the interaction of the surface and colour. He was a pioneer for using an industrial spray gun to create paintings with layers of different colours, changing the hue in a subtle progression to create ethereal works. His works ranged from the early spray paintings in the 1960s as exemplified in such as in Marcus Flight, Facer, and Sunset to the thick impasto surfaces of the 1970s and beyond. Works such as God Wisdom or Minds Quote incorporates both, the spray over a lined surfaced of impasto.'