OLITSKI, JULES

born March 27, 1922, Snovsk, Russia original name Yevel, or Jevel, Demikovsky, also called Jules Demikov U.S. painter generally identified with the Color Field school. He was one of the first to use thinned paints in a staining technique to create colour compositions of a delicate, ethereal quality. Olitski studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City (193942) and at the Zadkine School of Sculpture in Paris (1949), presenting his first one-man show in Paris in 1951. Prince Patutsky Command (1965) typifies the opulent results Olitski achieved with his technique of dyeing and spraying. Large areas saturated with brilliant colour alternate with bare canvas to create an effect of light, airy mist.