Saint Helices 26, 12" x 9", watercolor and acrylic, 1992. Artist's collection.

The ellipses return in this version as three-dimensional cylindrical fragments. This three-dimensional treatment of the ellipses has not been used since version 5. This element of the composition will return again in version 30 (at a less acute angle) and will become the standard treatment for all of the Saint Helices compositions to come.