Large Abstract Expressionist/Color Field oil on canvas, Irving Kaufman

Description: This elegant abstracted rendering of shorescape is one of the numerous expressionist/color field works by Irving Kaufman set in horizontal planes. Kaufman's expert use of color makes for a vibrant exploration of the natural world, abstracted into a most engaging form. Kaufman grew up in the 1950s New York School and painted into the1980s, when he abruptly stopped. He had shown in the Rehn Gallery in midtown Manhattan and continued until the gallery closed in in 1981. Many of his paintings were hidden away for years afterwards. I am his son, and I can tell you that this painting is a joy to live with. Describing the Rehn Gallery, The Smithsonian reports: The Rehn Galleries soon enjoyed a regular following among museum curators and collectors visiting from out of town. The gallery's roster of artists grew along with its reputation. Rehn focused almost exclusively on American painters, occasionally showing drawings and prints by artists who were primarily painters; notable exceptions were sculptor Mahonri Young and Henry Varnum Poor who, in addition to being a painter, was known for his work in ceramics. Among the painters eventually represented were: Peggy Bacon, George Bellows, Alexander Brook, Charles Burchfield, John F. Carlson, John Carroll, Howard Cook, Jon Corbino, Virginia Cuthbert, Andrew Dasberg, Sidney Gross, Edward Hopper, Alexander James, Irving Kaufman, Yeffe Kimball, Leon Kroll, Peppino Mangravite, Reginald and Felicia Meyer Marsh, Henry Mattson, Henry Lee McFee, Kenneth Hayes Miller, Charles Rosen, Robert Riggs, Alexander Russo, Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones, Eugene Speicher, Henry Strater, Richard Derby Tucker, Franklin C. Watkins, and Denny Winters. Kaufman also taught art and aesthetics at the University of Michigan, City College of New York and Columbia University.

Price: 1650 USD

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland

End Time: 2024-12-12T18:58:04.000Z

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