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Inv. n°: CL870

Idyll II

Abstract Expressionism.

h. 152.4 x w. 182.88 cm
1956
Oil on canvas

Provenance

  • The Artist
  • The Collection of Roger Brach
  • The Estate of Miriam Schapiro
  • Acquired at Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, 2020

Publications

  • Artnews, New York, 1957
  • K. Cohen, Schapiro: New Talent in the Penthouse, MoMA, New York, April 1, 1957
  • The Arts Council of Great Britain, Abstract Impressionism, The Arts Council of Great Britain, London, April 1, 1958
  • T. Gouma-Peterson (ed.), Miriam Scharpio: Shaping the Fragments of Art and Life, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1999, pp. 46-47, pp. 52-54
  • T. Gouma-Peterson (ed.), Miriam Schapiro, Shaping the Fragments of Art and Life, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1999, p. 40
  • "Restoration Conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution", The Florentine You Tube, April 21, 2021, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/tgdWylCx1Uk, 45:52
  • H. Farrell, "In the Gallery at Home with Christian and Florence Levett", The Florentine, Italy, May 1, 2021, no. 278, p. 20
  • R. Leung, "From 4th-Century Greek Vases to Female Abstract Expressionism", Larry's List, 2022, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/from-4th-century-greek-vases-to-female-abstract-expressionism/
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, pp. 58-59 (detail), p. 155, p. 244
  • Harriet Cooper, "21 of the most exciting art exhibitions opening this new year in London", The Glossary: The London Style Guide, UK, January 24, 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://theglossarymagazine.com/arts-culture/london-art-exhibitions-2023/
  • Direzione, "The must-visit exhibition openings of 2023", Ugolini News, January 13, 2023
  • Evening Standard, Ben Luke, Action, Gesture, Paint at the Whitechapel Gallery review - a real journey of discovery, London, February 7, 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/exhibitions/action-gesture-paint-at-the-whitechapel-gallery-review-lee-krasner-joan-mitchell-b1058309.html
  • Apollo Art Magazine: Maggie Gray, Women artists make a radical mess at the Whitechapel Gallery, February 16, 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/women-artists-abstract-expressionism-whitechapel-gallery/
  • Charlotte Brook, "Different Strokes", Harper's Bazaar, UK, March 1, 2023, pp. 124-125
  • White Chapel, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh Arles, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Action, Geste, Peinture : Femmes dans l’abstraction, une histoire mondiale 1940-1970, Bice Curiger, 2023, pp. 178-179
  • E. G. Landau, "The Strongest Gesture of All: Women Painters at FAMM, 1940-1970s", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrell and FAMM, January 5, 2025, p.137

Exhibitions

  • Cohen, Hohn, Scharpio: New talent in the Penthouse, MoMA, New York, USA, April 9, 1957 — May 12, 1957
  • Abstract Impressionism, Arts Council Gallery, Cambridge, UK, April 12, 1958 — May 3, 1958
  • Abstract Impressionism, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, May 10, 1958 — May 31, 1958
  • Abstract Impressionism, Arts Council Gallery, London, UK, June 11, 1958 — June 28, 1958
  • Montauk Highway: Postwar Abstraction in the Hamptons, Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, USA, August 4, 2017 — September 17, 2017
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK, February 7, 2023 — May 14, 2023
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles, France, June 4, 2023 — May 14, 2023
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, December 1, 2023 — March 1, 2024
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, from 21st June 2024 to present day
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas, USA, August 24, 2025 — November 16, 2025
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, January 30, 2026 — April 26, 2026
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, May 23, 2026 — August 30, 2026
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Grinnell College Museum of Art, Grinnell, Iowa, USA, September 19, 2026 — January 3, 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama, USA, January 30, 2027 — April 25, 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens, Pittsburgh, USA, June 12, 2027 — September 25, 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, USA, October 14, 2027 — March 5, 2028

© Estate of Miriam Schapiro / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

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