Dumont’s extensive body of work has been seen on film and in museum and gallery shows. Although Dumont is primarily known for large abstracts such as the ones seen in this collection, an underlying structure has always been visible in the artist’s work. Dumont’s figures and scenes retain the freedom of the abstract as they venture more towards representational expressionism. The entire collection holds together through Dumont’s palette of rich, pure color. Austin art critic Bejou Merry described Dumont’s work best in saying “the sweeping lyricism” expressed “what oils would do if they could paint themselves.”
Dumont’s extensive body of work has been seen on film and in museum and gallery shows. Although Dumont is primarily known for large abstracts such as the ones seen in this collection, an underlying structure has always been visible in the artist’s work. Dumont’s figures and scenes retain the freedom of the abstract as they venture more towards representational expressionism. The entire collection holds together through Dumont’s palette of rich, pure color. Austin art critic Bejou Merry described Dumont’s work best in saying “the sweeping lyricism” expressed “what oils would do if they could paint themselves.”