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Inv. n°: CL877

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Framed with black painted wood molding. Signed and dated verso on the canvas. Signed, titled and dated verso on Stretcher bars. Abstract Expressionism.

h. 246.38 x w. 180.34 cm
1958
Oil on canvas

Provenance

  • Sonia Gechtoff Estate
  • Acquired at David Richard Gallery, New York, 2020

Publications

  • "Restoration Conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution", The Florentine You Tube, April 21, 2021, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/tgdWylCx1Uk, 1:19:39
  • H. Farrell, "In the Gallery at Home with Christian and Florence Levett", The Florentine, Italy, May 1, 2021, no. 278, p. 21
  • H. Farrell & L. Falcone, "At Home with Christian and Florence Levett: Collecting Art and Women's Abstract Expressionism", The Florentine.net, May 5, 2021, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.theflorentine.net/2021/05/05/at-home-gallery-christian-florence-levett/
  • S. Moore, "American Expressed", Apollo The International Art Magazine, October 1, 2021, p. 63
  • 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, p. 109, p. 240
  • Al Jazeera: Jessica Baldwin, London exhibition celebrates overlooked female artists, London, February 9, 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/wYPFQ68e9Xk
  • Francesca Peacock, "The women who brought excitement to abstract art", The Daily Telegraph, London, February 7, 2023, p. 11
  • Francesca Peacock, "Action, Gesture, Paint: So macho? Here's kaleidoscopic proof that abstraction was anything but The Telegraph Online article Francesca Peacock The Telegraph London 2023-02-06 LLL [On-line]. Available at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/actio", The Telegraph, London, February 6, 2023
  • White Chapel, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh Arles, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Action, Geste, Peinture : Femmes dans l’abstraction, une histoire mondiale 1940-1970, Bice Curiger, 2023, p. 148

Exhibitions

  • Biennale de Paris, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
  • Sonia Gechtoff: The Ferus Years, Nyehaus, New York, USA, October 29, 2011 — December 17, 2011
  • Hidden Figures: Abstract Expressionist Women Painters in New York and California, 1950s and 60s, David Richard Gallery, New York, USA, January 27, 2019 — February 24, 2019
  • Ways of Freedom. Pollock. Rothko. Mitchell., Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria, October 15, 2022 — January 22, 2023
  • 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 — October 22, 2023
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, December 1, 2023 — March 1, 2024
  • 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

© Sonia Gechtoff Estate

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