Ben Jones, Untitled Ladder, from the Ladder Series, c. 2015

Ben Jones, Untitled Ladder, from the Ladder Series, c. 2015

Pair of painted wall-mounted works from Ben Jones’s Ladder Series, featuring layered, ribbon-like abstract forms in vivid color and monochrome grey. The compositions reflect Jones’s distinctive graphic vocabulary, combining cartoon-like contours, bold color, and dimensional shadow effects.

Dimensions:

Pink/multicolor work: 23 h × 60 w in (58 × 152 cm)

Grey work: 27 h × 57 w in (69 × 145 cm)

Marks:

Each signed to verso ‘Ben J’.

Exhibited:

Ben Jones x8 / Technicolor Happening, ACE Gallery, Beverly Hills, July–October 2015.

Condition:

Works are in good condition overall. Each shows occasional scuffing with associated areas of discoloration consistent with age and handling. The multicolor work shows some losses along the lower edges. The grey work has two areas of inpainting to the lower center, primarily visible under raking light. Both present well overall.