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Thursday, July 28, 2016
Great Art of a Great Modern Era
Long Island Books: "New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artist's Choice by Artists"
Rose C.S. Slivka | December 14, 2000
"New York School Abstract
Expressionists: Artist's Choice by Artists"
Edited by Marika Herskovic
New York School Press, $95
Expressionists: Artist's Choice by Artists"
Edited by Marika Herskovic
New York School Press, $95
Marika Herskovic, the editor and driving force behind the book "New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artist's Choice by Artists," may well have hauled in the most complete roundup of the many and varied painters and sculptors who created and defined the most adventurously American art movement of the 20th century.
This lavish book presents 265 artists in 393 pages, with no less than 172 full-page reproductions and statements by 86 artists.
The New York School movement was undoubtedly the most significant in the history of American art. Taking place in downtown New York where artists worked in neighboring studios during the post World War II boom, Abstract Expressionism received visibility in artist-organized exhibits beginning with the "9th Street Show" in 1951 and continuing uptown with the annual Stable Gallery shows until 1957.
The New York School was inhabited by a variety of yet-to-be-known makers and individual styles, yet all shared the brave new art world of Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Mark Rothko.
The book documents not only those who made it and became world famous, but the many about whom, still, little is known. Yet they participated richly with their energy, work, and ideas in this tumultuous, generative period. The book represents them vividly, thereby ensuring that they will not be lost.
What most defined the time was its high camaraderie, a group spirit in downtown New York that had its genesis in the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression, when artists worked on government sponsored projects and murals in public spaces. The movement reached its peak in the late 1940s and early 1950s and has not been equaled since.
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Published by the New York School Press, the book has been luxuriously printed on heavy coated stock. It contains installation shots of both the "9th Street Show," which took place in a rented loft, and the Stable Gallery on West 57th Street, together with replicas of announcements and lists of artists. The lists give ages and the numbers of times each artist showed as well as other statistical data and a complete index of artist participation in these events.
Having been around the scene at the time, I was amused to see that age is as prone to the manipulations of vanity among the men as legend would have it was among the women.
While many of the reproductions were supplied by the artists, their galleries, and collectors, an impressive number are photographs done for the book by Geoffrey Clements, who is treated as an artist in his own right, with a full-page photograph of himself and two pages of text.
This is on a par with the work of the incomparable Aaron Siskind, the photographer-collagist who influenced the painting of his time, particularly the work of Franz Kline. With two full-page reproductions, a statement from Siskind's own writings, plus a curriculum vitae including all his solo and group exhibits, the point of his importance is certainly made clear.
A member of the Artists Club, he was the only photographer whom the artists welcomed as a participant. Otherwise, the painters of that era considered photographers on a lower plane.
It comes as a fresh surprise to see how important the East End becomes as the place that harbored Action Painting, as Abstract Expressionism was also called by its foremost critic, Harold Rosenberg, who lived in New York and in Springs.
The list of those who lived and worked on the East End, many of whom still do, numbers 53.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Joe (Joseph) Stefanelli, American Abstract Expressionist
Joe (Joseph) Stefanelli, American Abstract Expressionist
Joe Stefanelli (born 1921) also known as Joseph J. Stefanelli belonged to the New York School Abstract Expressionist artists whose influence and artistic innovation by the 1950s had been recognized around the world. New York School Abstract Expressionism, represented by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and others became a leading art movement of the post-World War II era.
Joe Stefanelli is represented in the book:
Joe Stefanelli (born 1921) also known as Joseph J. Stefanelli belonged to the New York School Abstract Expressionist artists whose influence and artistic innovation by the 1950s had been recognized around the world. New York School Abstract Expressionism, represented by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and others became a leading art movement of the post-World War II era.
Joe Stefanelli-Abstract Expressionist
New York School action painter.
Joe Stefanelli, Untitled, 1951
Oil on canvas,25 x 30 1/8 inches
Exhibited in the "9th St." Sho, 1951
Oil on canvas,25 x 30 1/8 inches
Exhibited in the "9th St." Sho, 1951
Joe Stefanelli, Wednesday, 1958
Oil on canvas, 50 x 60 inches
Oil on canvas, 50 x 60 inches
Joe (Joseph) Stefanelli, Whisper 1961
Oil on canvas 26 x 20 in
Oil on canvas 26 x 20 in
Joe (Joseph) Stefanelli, Once more, 1962,
Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 23 inches
Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 23 inches
Joe Stefanelli, Tucon painting #4, 1985
Acrylic on board 24 x 30 inches
Acrylic on board 24 x 30 inches
Joe Stefanelli, Mythra Dialogue, 1988.
Acrylic on canvas, 39 3/4 x 50 1/8 inches
Joe Stefanelli, Bologna Attendants, 1989
Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 50 inches
Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 50 inches
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Saturday, July 2, 2016
Fine Art Books ~New York School Press
The New York School Press publishing company is dedicated to the production of very fine art books. It is concerned primarily with the documentation of the unique American art of the postwar period. The books are printed by Cantz in Germany. Every effort is made to achieve exceptional quality and enduring value. The books are lavishly illustrated with hundreds of 9 x 12 inch full page color reproductions on acid free double coated heavy paper stock. The bindings are library quality.
"Almost Perfect-Very Important": Amazon.co
"Best and most Complete Study of The NY School to date!": ArtBusines.com opinion
Artchive.com opinion
CHOICE CURRENT REVIEWS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES, February 2001: "The book is unique; it can be used as a reference for artists' biographies, for exhibition documentation, or as the history of a specific artistic movement. Highly recommended. General readers; undergraduates through faculty." Ed. by Marika Herskovic, ISBN: 0967799406 New York School Press, 2000. Hardcover with jacket, 12 x 9 inches, 176 full-page color art reproductions, printed in Germany, 393 pages, indexes. 265 artists are documented.
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OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE ~ CHOICE, 2003 "This excellent publication builds on the earlier [above] publication.
It has broadened the scope to include artists from throughout the US, rectified...omission of African American artists
...and concentrated on 88 artists...excellent layout and superb photographs.
It has broadened the scope to include artists from throughout the US, rectified...omission of African American artists
...and concentrated on 88 artists...excellent layout and superb photographs.
"Highly recommended"
~ CHOICE,
CURRENT REVIEWS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES July/August 2003.
2005 WRITERS NOTES BOOK AWARD, April 19, 2005
Beyond the names you'll immediately recognize (Pollack, De Kooning, Gorky, etc.) this alphabetically arranged set takes a fair and complete look,
including commentary from the artists.... We like Kline's ideas on size and space and also when De Kooning says, "spiritually I am wherever my spirit allows me to be."
American Abstract should be a fixture in libraries and the homes of the lovers of the form."
"Researchers will seek out this well designed selection."
~Library Journal August 2003.
Ed. by Marika Herskovic, ISBN: 0967799414. New York School Press 2003;Hardcover, 12x9 inches,372 pages, 176 full page color reproductions, printed in Germany.
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CHOICE CURRENT REVIEWS FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES, January 10, 2010
"Highly recommended. Libraries supporting both studio and art history programs at the lower undergraduate and above; general readers." ~ CHOICE
Readers' opinion:
It is an important contribution to the study of Abstract Expressionism. 58 painters and sculptors are featured. Each of these artists have 2 works shown (full page) one abstract and one figurative work and an artist's statement. The reproductions are excellent. There is also a Bio, and a listing of solo exhibitions and group exhibitions for each of these artists. An amazing amount of research and love went into this new production of the New York and Californian Schools abstract and figurative expressionism. You can see that these schools were actually a bonafide community of artists. This 254 page book was sumptuously printed and has a 12 x 9 1/2 inch format. The book has a black cloth binding and a handsome dust jacket with ALL the names of the listed artists. This platinum dust-jacket has black and red lettering which pops-out and is a stunning tribute to the artists. Ed. by Marika Herskovic, ISBN: 0967799422 New York School Press, 2009. Hardcover with jacket, 12 x 9 inches, 116 full-page color art reproductions, printed in Germany,
254 pages, indexes. 58 artists are documented.
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The book will demonstrates through 126 full page color reproductions that Albert Kotin belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists.
The book will demonstrates through 126 full page color reproductions that Albert Kotin belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists.
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Monday, June 22, 2015
Early American Action Painters
Photographs by Aaron Siskind
All rights reserved by the artists and by his legal delegates.
All rights reserved by the artists and by his legal delegates.
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New York School Action Painting
Post World War II Abstract Expressionist Artists in New York City represented a new artistic innovation that by the 1950's had been recognized across the Atlantic including Paris. New York School Action Painting became the leading art movement of the postwar era.The artists who were responsible for the new innovation were living in Lower Manhattan.
Expressionism had been first used in Germany in 1919in the magazine Der Sturm, regarding German Expressionism. Alfred Barr was the first to use this term in 1929 in relation to workscreated by Vassily Kandinsky.
Early New York School Action Painters
James Brooks (1906-1992)
Brooks was amongst the first abstract expressionists to use staining as an important technique. According to art critic, Carter Ratcliff:
"His concern has always been to create painterly accidents of the kind that allow buried personal meanings to take on visibility."
James Brooks, BERL, 1956.
Oil on canvas, 62 x 66 inches.
Oil on canvas, 62 x 66 inches.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
This painting is illustrated in the book:
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists p.80
Nicolas Carone (1917-2010)
Carone was a part of the Abstract Expressionist movement, which relied heavily on Surrealism, poetry and interpretations of Jungian psychology. He was a good friend of the American painter, Jackson Pollock and was interviewed by authors Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith for their biography, Jackson Pollock: An American Saga.
Nicolas Carone, Untitled, 1957
Oil on canvas, 60 x 74 inches
All rights reserved by the artists or by his delegates.
Oil on canvas, 60 x 74 inches
All rights reserved by the artists or by his delegates.
This painting is illustrated in the book:
page: 96
Books including Nicolas Carone:
pages: 94-97
pages: 74-77
pages: 64-67
Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989)
Elaine Marie Catherine Fried on December 9, 1943, she married painter Willem de Kooning and used the name Elaine de Kooning. She was an Abstract Expressionist as well as a Figurative Expressionist painter in the post-World War II era and editorial associate for Art News magazine.
Elaine de Kooning, Untitled, 1957
Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches
All rights reserved by the artist or her legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists
p.104
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists
p.104
Books including Elaine de Kooning:
pages: 102-105
pages: 90-93
pages: 72-75
Video: Elaine de Kooning
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Willem de Kooning was a Dutch American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and became USA citizen in 1962. In the post-World War II era, de Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as Abstract expressionism or Action painting, and was part of a group of artists that came to be known as the New York School.
Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)
Willem de Kooning was a Dutch American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and became USA citizen in 1962. In the post-World War II era, de Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as Abstract expressionism or Action painting, and was part of a group of artists that came to be known as the New York School.
Willem de Kooning, Gotham News, 1955-56
Oil on canvas, 69 1/2 x 79 1/4 inches.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
Books including Willem de Kooning:
page: 108
pages: 106-109
pages: 94-97
pages: 76-79
Friedel Dzubas (1915-1994)
Friedel Dzubas studied art in his native land before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939 and settling in New York City. In Manhattan during the early 1950s began exhibiting his abstract expressionist paintings. His work was included in the famous "9th St." Show in New York City in 1951. After the Ninth Street Show annual invitational exhibitions were held at the Stable Gallery throughout the 1953-1957. Dzubas participated in 1951, 1953 and in 1955. In the 1960s he became associated with Color field painting.
Friedel Dzubas, Untitled, 1957
Oil on canvas, 52 x 39 inches
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
p.124
Jimmy Ernst (1920-1984)
Jimmy Ernst was the son of the well know German surrealist artist,
Max Ernst.He was part of a group of artist called The Irascibles who protested against The Metropolitan Museum of Art for not recognizing them in the exhibition of contemporary artist of 1951.
Max Ernst.He was part of a group of artist called The Irascibles who protested against The Metropolitan Museum of Art for not recognizing them in the exhibition of contemporary artist of 1951.
Jimmy Ernst, Playing Cards, 1953
Gouache on paper, 21 x 22 1/4 inches
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates
The painting is illustrated in the book:
Herbert Ferber (1906-1991)
Herbert Ferber until 1950 he maintained two carriers. He was a dentist and an abstract expressionist sculptor. From the 1950's on he was working as a sculptor.
Brass, 24 1/4 x 10 x 7 3/4 inchesAll rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates
The sculpture is illustrated in the book:
p.132
Books including Herbert Ferber:
pages: 130-133
pages: 118-121
John Ferren (1905-1970)
John Ferren was one of the few members of the American Abstract Artists to come to artistic maturity in Paris. Ferren said, he "literally learned art around the café tables in Paris, knowing other artists and talking." He called art the "great common denominator between knowledge and insight," and said it should explore the intuitive - the spiritual, mental, social, or psychological - forces of life. During World War II, Ferren served with the Office of War Information in the North
John Ferren (1905-1970)
John Ferren was one of the few members of the American Abstract Artists to come to artistic maturity in Paris. Ferren said, he "literally learned art around the café tables in Paris, knowing other artists and talking." He called art the "great common denominator between knowledge and insight," and said it should explore the intuitive - the spiritual, mental, social, or psychological - forces of life. During World War II, Ferren served with the Office of War Information in the North
African and European theaters. After his military service Ferren was an early member of The Club, an organization of Abstract Expressionists, and in 1955 served as its president.
John Ferren, Untitled, 1951
Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inchesAll rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates
Perle Fine (1908-1988)
Perle Fine, A Ceremony of aKind, 1955
Oil on canvas, 43 3/4 x 49 3/4 inches
Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inchesAll rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates
The painting is illustrated in the book:
Perle Fine (1908-1988)
Perle Fine was an American Abstract Expressionist painter. She was chosen by her fellow artists to show in the famous "9th St." Show held on May 21 – June 10, 1951.
She was among the 24 out of a total 256 New York School artists who was included in all the Annuals 1951-1957. These Annuals were important because the participants were chosen by the artists themselves.
In the 1950s Fine moved to the Springs, section of East Hampton on the eastern end of Long Island where Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner. Willem de Kooning, Conrad Marca-Relli and other members of the New York School found permanent residence.
Perle Fine stated the following:
" I never thought of myself as a student or teacher, but as a painter. When I paint something I am very much aware of the future. If I feel something will not stand up 40 years from now, I am not interested in doing that kind of thing."Oil on canvas, 43 3/4 x 49 3/4 inches
The painting is illustrated in the book:
p.140
Books including Perle Fine:
pages: 138-141
pages: 126-129
Michael Goldberg (1924-2007)
He was an American abstract expressionist painter. He began exhibiting his action paintings in important group shows in galleries in New York City in the early 1950s. He exhibited in the famous "9th St." Show in 1951.
Michael Goldberg, Untitled, 1949.
Oil on canvas, 34 x 24 inches. Exhibited in the “9th St.” Show, 1951
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists p.151
pages: 138-141
Robert Goodnough (1917-2010)
He was an American abstract expressionist painter. A veteran of World War II, Goodnough was one of the last of the original generation of the New York School; he began exhibiting his work in galleries in New York City in the early 1950s. Robert Goodnough was among the 24 artists from the total of 256 participants who were included in the famous "9th St." Show, (1951) and in all the following New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals from 1953 to 1957. These Annuals were important because the participants were chosen by the artists themselves.
Robert Goodnough (1917-2010)
He was an American abstract expressionist painter. A veteran of World War II, Goodnough was one of the last of the original generation of the New York School; he began exhibiting his work in galleries in New York City in the early 1950s. Robert Goodnough was among the 24 artists from the total of 256 participants who were included in the famous "9th St." Show, (1951) and in all the following New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals from 1953 to 1957. These Annuals were important because the participants were chosen by the artists themselves.
Robert Goodnough, Black Sticks, 1953
Wood collage, 12 x 13 5/8 inches.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
Books including Robert Goodnough:
pages: 150-153
John Grillo is acknowledged as perhaps the first and purest "action painter" on the West Coast and according to Thomas Albright, he was one of the most influential painters of San Francisco's school of Abstract Expressionism. In 1948 he arrived to New York City. In the rest of his life he lived, painted and exhibited in Provincetown, and Well Fleet Massachusetts and New York City.
John Grillo, Explosive Image, 1957
Oil on canvas, 50 x 58 inches.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
p.148
p.148
Books including John Grillo:
pages: 146-149
pages: 108-111
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Philip Guston (1913-1980)
Philip Guston in the 1950's achieved success as an abstract expressionist. During this period his paintings often consisted of blocks and masses of gestural strokes and marks of color floating within the picture plane.
Philip Guston, Dial I, 1956
Oil on canvas, 72 x 76 inches
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:New York School Abstract expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists p.172
pages: 170-173
pages: 150-153
pages: 112-115
Video: PHILIP GUSTON: A Life Lived [excerpt]
Video: PHILIP GUSTON: A Life Lived [excerpt]
Grace Hartigan (1922-2008)
Grace Hartigan gained her reputation as part of the New York School of artists and painters that emerged in New York City during the 1940s and '50s. She was a lively participant in the vibrant artistic and literary milieu of the times, and her friends included Jackson Pollock, Larry Rivers, Helen Frankenthaler, Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Frank O'Hara, Knox Martin, and many other painters, artists, poets, and writers. She was the only woman artist in the Museum of Modern Art's legendary The New American Painting exhibition which toured Europe in the late 1950s.
Grace Hartigan, East Hampton, 1957
Oil and paper collage, 28 x 22 1/4 inches.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
Oil and paper collage, 28 x 22 1/4 inches.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
p.176
Books including Grace Hartigan:
pages: 174-177
pages: 162-165
pages: 116-119
Hans Hofmann (1880 – 1966)
Hofmann's art work is distinguished by a rigorous concern with pictorial structure, spatial illusion, and color relationships. His completely abstract works date from the 1940s. Hofmann believed that abstract art was a way to get at the important reality. He famously stated that "the ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak"
Hans Hofmann, Laburnum, 1954
Oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
Books including Hans Hofmann:
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists
pages: 182-185
American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey pages: 166-169
Video: Hans Hofmann
Franz Kline (1910 – 1962)
By the 1950's Franz Kline realized that small-scale sketches can be expanded to yield dramatic effect. This technique continued until his death.
Franz Kline, Chief, 1950
Oil on canvas, 58 3/8 x 6 feet 1 1/2 inches
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates
Oil on canvas, 58 3/8 x 6 feet 1 1/2 inches
The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates
The painting is illustrated in the book:
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists p.203
Books including Franz Kline:
Books including Franz Kline:
pages: 186-189
Albert Kotin (1907-1980)
Albert Kotin belonged to the early generation of American expressionists. He participated in the "9th St." Show, (1951) and in all the invitational New York Artists' Annuals 1953-1957.
These shows were significant because the participants were chosen by the artists themselves.
Albert Kotin belonged to the early generation of American expressionists. He participated in the "9th St." Show, (1951) and in all the invitational New York Artists' Annuals 1953-1957.
These shows were significant because the participants were chosen by the artists themselves.
Albert Kotin, Predators, 1951
Books including Albert Kotin:
Oil on canvas,36 x 28 inches.
Exhibited in the “9th St.” Show, 1951All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
pages: 206-209
pages: 190-193
pages: 140-143
Video: Albert Kotin-Abstract Expressionism-New York School 1950s action painting
Alfred Leslie (1927- )
Leslie belonged to the early generation of abstract expressionist. He participated in the famous "9th St." Show, (1951).
Oil and collage on paper, 18 3/4 x 24 inches
Inscribed "To Ilse with affection and love, Alfred Leslie, Los Angeles, 1953."
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
Inscribed "To Ilse with affection and love, Alfred Leslie, Los Angeles, 1953."
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
Books including Alfred Leslie:
Seymour Lipton Was an American abstract expressionist sculptor. He was a member of the New York School who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s. He initially was trained as a dentist but focused on sculpture from 1932. His early choice of medium changed from wood to lead and then to bronze. He is best known for his work in metal. He made several technical innovations, including brazing nickel-silver rods onto sheets of Monel to create rust resistant forms.
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Seymour Lipton, Storm Bird, 1953Nickel-silver on steel, 20 x 35 1/4 x 11 inchesAll rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The sculpture is illustrated in the book:
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists p.227Books including Seymour Lipton:
pages: 210-213
George McNeil (1908-1995)
George McNeil (1908-1995)
McNeil moved to full abstraction by 1936. His early 1950s paintings were: “both abstract and expressionist” with an active surface “ very moving, full of feeling, emotional” displaying the “painterly touch” that was identified with the artists exhibiting at the Charles Egan Gallery.
George McNeil, The British Navy, 1957
Oil on canvas, 66 x 66 inche inches.
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
The painting is illustrated in the book:
p.244
Books including George McNeil:
Conrad Marca-Relli (1913-2000)
Conrad Marca-Relli, a member of the New York School’s first generation, was a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism. He is most celebrated for his large-scale collages, composed of pieces of canvas or natural linen overpainted with gestural brushstrokes. In 1967, William Agee, then curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art, praised Marca-Relli’s work, claiming that his “achievement has been to raise collage to a scale and complexity equal to that of monumental painting.”
Conrad Marca-Relli, Untitled,1958
Oil on canvas-collage on canvas, 38 x 47 1/2 inches
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
Oil on canvas-collage on canvas, 38 x 47 1/2 inches
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
Reproduced in the book:
Books including Conrad Marc-Relli:
pages: 234-237
Joan Mitchell (1926 – 1992)
Mitchell lived and worked primarily in France. While her dramatic, lushly painted works possess an active, gestural quality that connects her work to New York School artists such as Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Philip Guston.
Joan Mitchell, Lady Bug, 1957
Oil on canvas, 6′ 57/8 x 9′ inches
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
Books including Joan Mitchell:
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists; pages: 254-257
American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey pages: 226-229
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists; pages: 254-257
American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey pages: 226-229
Video: Joan Mitchell-Abstract
Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1956)
Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting.During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety; he was a major artist of his generation. Regarded as reclusive, he had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy.
Jackson Pollock, Number 3, 1949: Tiger, 1949
Oil enamel, metallic enamel, string and cigarette fragment
on canvas mounted on fiberboard, 62 1/8 x 37 1/4 inches
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.
Reproduced in the book:
New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists p.279
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pages: 278-281
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