The very first abstract Paint by Number work! The creator, Dan Robbins had this to say: "I had been asked for demonstration of how paint by numbers would work. I decided to do a simple abstract painting because that seemed easy to do in segments of color. Abstracts were popular at the time and seemed like an artistic way of explaining the idea. So, with a little Braque, a little Picasso and a lot of Robbins, I created a 12x16 painting in 22 colors. I called it Abstract No.1. My boss got the idea, but hated the painting...Eventually it became very famous when someone entered a completed Abstract No.1 in an art show and won. The judges were quite embarrassed but the prize resulted in lots of debate about the concept of art and lots of publicity about paint by numbers." Jim Linderman Dull Tool Dim Bulb
